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Amsterdam, Virginia

Coordinates: 37°25′38″N 79°54′22″W / 37.42722°N 79.90611°W / 37.42722; -79.90611
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam is located in Virginia
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Amsterdam is located in the United States
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°25′38″N 79°54′22″W / 37.42722°N 79.90611°W / 37.42722; -79.90611
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyBotetourt
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)

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

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