THE STAUNTON CITY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys setting.
Staunton city has 19.9 square miles of land in Virginia. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Staunton city: Northern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys, Northern Shale Valleys.
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
Staunton city intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Northern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys87.3%
- Northern Shale Valleys12.7%
Finding your parcel within Staunton city
The atlas lists 1 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Staunton city, including Staunton. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Staunton city by land and water
The Census records 0.06 square miles of water within Staunton city, or 0.3% of its total area. That share is close to Staunton city’s 0.3%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
The Census boundary meets Augusta County within Virginia. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.