New Erection, Virginia

New Erection
Unincorporated community
New Erection Location in Virginia
Coordinates: 38°28′25″N 78°55′39″W / 38.47361°N 78.92750°W / 38.47361; -78.92750Coordinates: 38°28′25″N 78°55′39″W / 38.47361°N 78.92750°W / 38.47361; -78.92750
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Rockingham County
Elevation	427 m (1,401 ft)
GNIS feature ID	1779334^[1]

New Erection is an unincorporated community located in Rockingham County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

The community took its name from a Presbyterian church called "New Erection" because it was re-erected there, having previously been located at Dayton.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Erection, Virginia
↑ Wayland, John Walter (1912). A History of Rockingham County, Virginia. Ruebush-Elkins Company. p. 267.

Municipalities and communities of Rockingham County, Virginia, United States

County seat: Harrisonburg

Towns	Bridgewater Broadway Dayton Elkton Grottoes‡ Mount Crawford Timberville

CDPs	Belmont Estates Massanetta Springs Massanutten

Unincorporated communities	Bergton Berrytown Briery Branch Clover Hill Cootes Store Criders Cross Keys Dale Enterprise Edom Fulks Run Hinton Inglewood Keezletown Lacey Spring Linville Lilly Mauzy Mayland McGaheysville Mechanicsville Montezuma Mount Clinton New Erection Ottobine Penn Laird Pleasant Valley Port Republic Rawley Springs Singers Glen Stemphleytown Tenth Legion Turleytown Yankeetown

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

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