THE BOTETOURT COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys and Low Rolling Hills setting.
Botetourt County has 541.3 square miles of land in Virginia. 9 mapped landscape regions meet across Botetourt County: Southern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys and Low Rolling Hills, Northern Shale Valleys, Northern Sandstone Ridges, among others.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Botetourt County intersects 9 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Southern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys and Low Rolling Hills33.9%
- Northern Shale Valleys18.9%
- Northern Sandstone Ridges11.3%
- Southern Sandstone Ridges8.6%
- Northern Igneous Ridges7.1%
Blue Ridge in Botetourt County
Forested ridges, plateaus and high mountains extend through the Blue Ridge. Elevation, rainfall and sheltered coves create marked differences in forest communities across short distances.
Read the regional source ↗Finding your parcel within Botetourt County
The atlas lists 10 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Botetourt County, including Hollins, Blue Ridge, Daleville. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Botetourt County by land and water
The Census records 4.68 square miles of water within Botetourt County, or 0.9% of its total area. That share is close to Botetourt County’s 0.9%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Botetourt County has 760.2 times the land area of nearby Eagle Rock CDP (0.71 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Alleghany County, Bedford County, Craig County, Roanoke County, Rockbridge County within Virginia. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

