Bergton, Virginia

Bergton
Unincorporated community
Bergton Location in Virginia
Coordinates: 38°45′52″N 78°56′21″W / 38.76444°N 78.93917°W / 38.76444; -78.93917Coordinates: 38°45′52″N 78°56′21″W / 38.76444°N 78.93917°W / 38.76444; -78.93917
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Rockingham County

Bergton, formerly Dovesville, is an unincorporated community located in Rockingham County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located in George Washington National Forest, northeast of Timberville near the state border with West Virginia.^[1]

History

In 1936, the village along with Cootes Store was affected by the Great Flood. The flood washed away many barns, cottages and other features in the area.^[2] Bergton was originally known as Dovesville for the large number of Dove families in the region. A post office mandate changed the name to avoid confusion with the town of Covesville.

References

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