Augusta County, Va., Churches and Schools

This map of Augusta County, Virginia, shows the density of churches and schools in the county. The circles indicate a 1 mile radius around each institution. No residence in Augusta was more than 5.5 miles from a school or church.

The map is derived from a Jedediah Hotchkiss map of Augusta County, published in 1870, and based on surveys completed "during the war." The Hotchkiss map has been georeferenced at the Virginia Center for Digital History, using ESRI Arc Info to produce a Geographic Information Systems map and database of households.

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Edward L. Ayers and William G. Thomas, III
Augusta County, Va., Churches and Schools
2001

"Franklin was slightly more churched than Augusta. Its denominations were more concentrated in the German traditions, but Augusta's churches were larger and more expensive."