Piedmont, Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Piedmont, Virginia  Piedmont, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°06′00″N 80°13′08″W / 37.10000°N 80.21889°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 | 540 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1472274[1] |
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.
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, United States Department of the Interior.
- ↑ 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.
Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Virginia, United States | ||
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| Towns |  Map of Virginia highlighting Montgomery County | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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