New Erection, Virginia

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
38°28′25″N 78°55′39″W / 38.47361°N 78.92750°W / 38.47361; -78.92750CountryUnited StatesStateVirginiaCountyRockingham CountyElevation1,398 ft (426 m)GNIS feature ID1779334[1]

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.[2]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Erection, Virginia
  2. ^ Wayland, John Walter (1912). A History of Rockingham County, Virginia. Ruebush-Elkins Company. p. 267.
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