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Staunton city, Virginia

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41historic places
—earliest paper
1902formed
25,750pop. 2020
5cemeteries
3CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 41 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Staunton (Independent City), Staunton.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Virginia is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Staunton city titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

27 of 41 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

41 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Augusta County CourthouseStaunton (Independent City)Building1982
Beverley Historic DistrictStaunton (Independent City)District1982
Breezy HillStaunton (Independent City)Building1982
Catlett HouseStaunton (Independent City)Building1982
Cobble Hill FarmStauntonBuilding2004
Fairview CemeteryStauntonSite2025
Goodloe HouseStauntonBuilding2022
Gospel Hill Historic DistrictStaunton (Independent City)District1985
HilltopStaunton (Independent City)Building1979
Hoge, Arista, HouseStaunton (Independent City)Building1982
Kable HouseStaunton (Independent City)Building1979
Lee, Robert E., High SchoolStauntonBuilding2009
Mary Baldwin College, Main BuildingStaunton (Independent City)Building1973
Merrillat, J. C. M., HouseStaunton (Independent City)Building1982
Michie, Thomas J., HouseStaunton (Independent City)Building1982
Miller, C. W., HouseStaunton (Independent City)Building1979
Montgomery Hall ParkStaunton (Independent City)District2018
National Valley BankStaunton (Independent City)Building1979
Newtown Historic DistrictStaunton (Independent City)District1983
OakdeneStaunton (Independent City)Building1982
Oaks, TheStaunton (Independent City)Building1979
Old MainStaunton (Independent City)Building1974
Rose TerraceStaunton (Independent City)Building1979
Sears HouseStaunton (Independent City)Building1972
Staunton Coca-Cola Bottling WorksStauntonBuilding2024
Staunton National CemeteryStaunton (Independent City)Site1996
Staunton Steam LaundryStauntonBuilding2022
SteephillStaunton (Independent City)Building1984
Stuart Addition Historic DistrictStaunton (Independent City)District1984
Stuart HouseStaunton (Independent City)Building1972
Trinity Episcopal ChurchStaunton (Independent City)Building1972
Virginia School for the Deaf and BlindStaunton (Independent City)Building1969
Washington, Booker T., High SchoolStaunton (Independent City)Building2014
Waverly HillStaunton (Independent City)Building1982
Western State Hospital (Boundary Increase II)Staunton (Independent City)District2007
Western State Hospital (Boundary Increase)Staunton (Independent City)District2007
Western State Hospital Boundary Increase IIIStauntonDistrict2010
Western State Hospital ComplexStaunton (Independent City)Building1969
Wharf Area Historic DistrictStaunton (Independent City)District1972
Wharf Area Historic District (Boundary Increase)Staunton (Independent City)District1982
Wilson, Woodrow, Birthplace NHLStaunton (Independent City)Building1966

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Staunton (Ic) was formed in 1902 (1902-07-10) from unknown / original county.

Staunton made an independent city from AUGUSTA.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Staunton city population from 1900 to 2020 (Census historical series).

26k17k7,28919001920196020002020
19001920194019501960198020002020
7,28910,62313,33719,92722,23221,85723,85325,750

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

5 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 5 of 5 listed
NameLatLon
Fairview Cemetery38.16457-79.0678
Oak Lawn Mausoleum and Memory Gardens38.18207-79.08364
Staunton National Cemetery38.1404-79.04947
Thornrose Cemetery38.15268-79.08306
Western State Hospital Cemetery38.14267-79.06487

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Civil War battlefields nearby

ABPP

American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.

BattlefieldStudy acresDist.Site ID
Piedmont7,63517.4 kmVA111
Cross Keys5,44928.5 kmVA105
Port Republic4,93528.6 kmVA106

Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).

Historical markers

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