Round Hill, Frederick County, Virginia
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Round Hill is an
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in
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,
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, United States. Round Hill is located west of
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on the
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(
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). It is often referred to as Round Hill after Round Hill (1381 ft) but this may cause confusion as there is already an
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with the same name in nearby
Loudoun County Loudoun County () is in the northern part of the Virginia, Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. In 2020, the census returned a population of 420,959, making it Virginia's third-most populous county. The county seat is Leesburg, Virgi ...
. Round Hill has also been known as Chambersville throughout its history. It lies on Round Hill Road (SR 803), off U.S. Route 50 at Poorhouse Road (SR 654). The Frederick County Poor Farm was listed on the
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in 1993.


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Unincorporated communities in Frederick County, Virginia Northwestern Turnpike Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{FrederickCountyVA-geo-stub