Amsterdam, Virginia

Amsterdam
Unincorporated community
Amsterdam Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Coordinates: 37°25′38″N 79°54′22″W / 37.42722°N 79.90611°W / 37.42722; -79.90611Coordinates: 37°25′38″N 79°54′22″W / 37.42722°N 79.90611°W / 37.42722; -79.90611
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Botetourt
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Amsterdam is an unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States.^[1]

In an 1855 gazetteer, it was listed as "a post-village" (stagecoach stop) that contained "1 brick church and several tradesmen's shops."^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amsterdam, Virginia
↑ Edwards, Richard (1855). Statistical Gazetteer of the State of Virginia. Richmond, Virginia: Richard Edwards. p. 165.

Municipalities and communities of Botetourt County, Virginia, United States

County seat: Fincastle

Towns	Buchanan Fincastle Troutville

CDPs	Blue Ridge Cloverdale Daleville Hollins‡ Laymantown

Unincorporated communities	Alpine Amsterdam Arcadia Baldwin Bessemer Botetourt East British Woods Coyner Springs Daggers Springs Dillon Eagle Rock Flatwoods Fork Mountain Gala Glebe Mills Glen Wilton Greyledge Haden Harvey Haymakertown Heatherstone Hipes Howell Mills Knollwood Kyles Mills Lignite Lithia Lone Star Mount Union Munford Nace Oldfields Oriskany Owens Parr Peachtree Pico Rainbow Forest Rocky Point Salisbury Solitude Spec Springwood Stepping Stone Strom Surber Trinity Webster

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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