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Welcome to Botetourt ...So far, we found very little information about Botetourt. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Botetourt to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Botetourt, please Contact Us. Botetourt would have been located within present day Botetourt County<2>. The location of Botetourt has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3> The pronunciation of Botetourt: BAHT-uh-tott<4> While we don't have a date for the founding of Botetourt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887. While the community is gone, the present day location for Botetourt is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: The area where Botetourt was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Botetourt would have been located in the (540) area code. Communities near Botetourt ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Botetourt.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Botetourt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Botetourt. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Botetourt. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Botetourt. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Botetourt. See our Newspapers Page for Botetourt. Adding Botetourt to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Botetourt in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Botetourt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Botetourt in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Botetourt. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Botetourt County: www.co.botetourt.va.us/ The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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