New Erection
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 erected in Dayton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Rockingham County, Virgina
- Also known as: “New Erection, VA” and “New Erection, Virginia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mole Hill and Harrisonburg High School.
Mole Hill
Volcano
Photo: Jstuby, Public domain.
Mole Hill is a rounded hill composed of basalt, a volcanic rock, formed during the Eocene epoch of the Paleogene period. It is the eroded remnant of what was an active volcano approximately 47 million years ago, making it one of the youngest volcanoes on the east coast of North America. Mole Hill is situated 2 miles southwest of New Erection.
Harrisonburg High School
School
Harrisonburg High School, part of the Harrisonburg City School System, is a public high school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. HHS serves grades nine through twelve, and its athletic teams are known as the Blue Streaks. Harrisonburg High School is situated 2½ miles southeast of New Erection.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dale Enterprise and Belmont Estates.
Dale Enterprise
Hamlet
Photo: DBK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dale Enterprise is an unincorporated community in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. The name dates to 1872, when it was time to name the village's post office.
Belmont Estates
Village
Belmont Estates is a census-designated place in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 1,263. It is a suburban bedroom community just to the west of Harrisonburg. Belmont Estates is situated 2 miles south of New Erection.
Hinton
Hamlet
Hinton is an unincorporated community located in Rockingham County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located northwest of Harrisonburg along U.S. Route 33 and Route 752 near the edge of George Washington National Forest. Hinton is situated 2½ miles west of New Erection.
New Erection
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Rockingham, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.47374° or 38° 28′ 25″ northLongitude
-78.92753° or 78° 55′ 39″ westElevation
1,398 feet (426 metres)Open location code
87C3F3FC+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 158400046OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“New Erection” goes by many names.
- French: “New Erection”
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Highlights include Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church and Cooks Creek Cemetery.
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