Centerville, Montgomery County, Virginia

Centerville
Town
Centerville
Centerville

Location within the state of Virginia

Coordinates: 37°10′11″N 080°32′18″W / 37.16972°N 80.53833°W / 37.16972; -80.53833Coordinates: 37°10′11″N 080°32′18″W / 37.16972°N 80.53833°W / 37.16972; -80.53833[1]
Country United States
State Virginia
County Montgomery
Elevation[1] 1,968 ft (600 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 51-14270[1]
GNIS feature ID 1499231[1]

Centerville is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County in the southwest corner of the Commonwealth of Virginia.[2]

The largest employer in the area is Virginia Tech, Virginia's largest university and a national football powerhouse, located in nearby Blacksburg. Montgomery County is considered the "most wired county in the United States" by Reader's Digest. The town maintains its small town feel with an eclectic collection of boutiques, restaurants and historic sites, while just a mile away high-tech industry prospers in the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center (CRC).[3]

Geography

Centerville is located at 37°10′11″N 080°32′18″W / 37.16972°N 80.53833°W / 37.16972; -80.53833 (37.1698488, -80.5383898).[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Centerville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&q1=centerville,%20va&trf=0&lon=-80.538883&lat=37.170029&mag=6
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-04-17. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
  4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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