Piedmont, Montgomery County, Virginia
Piedmont is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. Piedmont is located on State Route 653 10.7 miles (17.2 km) east-southeast of Christiansburg.
Piedmont, Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Piedmont, Virginia Piedmont, Virginia | |
Coordinates: 37°06′00″N 80°13′08″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Montgomery |
Elevation | 1,535 ft (468 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 540 |
GNIS feature ID | 1472274[1] |
The name Piedmont comes from medieval Latin Pedemontium or Pedemontis, i.e., ad pedem montium, meaning "at the foot of the mountains".[2]
The Crockett Springs Cottage and Piedmont Camp Meeting Grounds Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
References
- "Piedmont". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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