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Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 83,757. [1] Its county seat is the independent city of Harrisonburg. [2] Along with Harrisonburg, Rockingham County forms the Harrisonburg, VA, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is also home of the Rockingham County Baseball League.
Harrisonburg was named for Thomas Harrison (1704–1785), an early settler. [20]The earliest documented English exploration of the area prior to settlement was the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Expedition, led by Lt. Gov. Alexander Spotswood, who reached Elkton, and whose rangers continued and in 1716 likely passed through what is now Harrisonburg.
Mount Crawford is a town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. It is included in the Harrisonburg Metropolitan Statistical Area , and the town's population was 433 at the 2010 census. History
Nevertheless, throughout most of the 1800s, tobacco was the main source of economic activity in Rockingham County, with the towns of Madison, Leaksville, and Reidsville serving as market towns for the crop. [20] Following the passage of public school legislation, in 1840 the first public school in North Carolina opened in Rockingham County. [21]
Port Republic was chartered as a town in 1802, at the confluence of the South River and the North River, which join to form the South Fork of the Shenandoah River.This point was the head of navigation on this branch of the Shenandoah, [1] and influenced the town's commercial and strategic importance.
Rockingham County is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2020 census, the population was 314,176, [1] making it New Hampshire's second-most ...
Rockingham County Jail Superintendent Jason Henry said Cruz Rivera worked at the jail from March 2021 to Aug. 23, 2022, when he resigned.
Elkton (formerly Conrad's Store) is an incorporated town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States.It is included in the Harrisonburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.The population was 2,941 at the 2020 census [5] and 2,762 at the 2010 census.