Amsterdam, Virginia

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Amsterdam
Amsterdam (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°25′38″N79°54′22″W / 37.42722°N 79.90611°W / 37.42722; -79.90611
CountryUnited States
State Virginia
County Botetourt
Time zone UTC−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]

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References

  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.