Page Contents for Edinburg, Virginia

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

City Attractions

Chamber of Commerce.

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Statistics & Facts

The Virginia state capital is Richmond.
The population of Edinburg is approximately 860 (1990), 1041 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 427 (1990), 461 (2010).
The amount of land area in Edinburg is 1.882 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Edinburg to Washington DC is 88 miles.
The distance to the Virginia state capital is 108 miles. (as the crow flies)
Edinburg is positioned 38.82 degrees north of the equator and 78.56 degrees west of the prime meridian.

Location

in northern Virginia, west of Washington, D.C. and not far to the West Virginia Border.
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History & History Related Items

The community was known as the "Granary of the Confederacy" during the Civil War. Union General Philip Sheridan is known to have said, "so desolate that a crow flying over would have to carry a knapsack" about the destruction he would inflict on the area.
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The incorporation of Edinburg

1852

Attractions

The Edinburg Ole' Time Festival
held each year on the third full weekend in September.
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Edinburg Chamber

Edinburg Area Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 85
Edinburg, VA 22824
Phone: 540-984-8521

Edinburg Organizations

Edinburg Area Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 85
Edinburg, VA 22824
Phone: 540-984-8521