Editing Spotsylvania County, Virginia (section)

==Geography==
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It is bounded on the north by the [[Rappahannock River|Rappahannock]] and [[Rapidan River|Rapidan]] rivers, the [[Independent city (United States)|independent city]] of [[Fredericksburg, Virginia|Fredericksburg]] (all of which were part of the area's early history), and the counties of [[Stafford County, Virginia|Stafford]] and [[Culpeper County, Virginia|Culpeper]]; on the south by the [[North Anna River]] and its impoundment, [[Lake Anna]], and by the counties of [[Hanover County, Virginia|Hanover]] and [[Louisa County, Virginia|Louisa]]; on the west by [[Orange County, Virginia|Orange County]] and Culpeper County; and on the east by [[Caroline County, Virginia|Caroline County]].

===Adjacent counties and independent city===
* [[Culpeper County, Virginia]] – north
* [[Stafford County, Virginia]] – northeast
* City of [[Fredericksburg, Virginia]] – northeast
* [[Caroline County, Virginia]] – southeast
* [[Hanover County, Virginia]] – south
* [[Louisa County, Virginia]] – southwest
* [[Orange County, Virginia]] – west and northwest

===National protected area===
* [[Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park]] (part)

=== Points of interest ===
* [[Lake Anna State Park]]
* [[Spotsylvania County Public Schools]]
* [[Spotsylvania Courthouse]]
* [[Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park]]
* [[Spotsylvania Towne Centre]]
* [[Central Rappahannock Regional Library]]
* [[Dominion Raceway]]

=== Communities ===
There are no incorporated towns or cities in Spotsylvania County. Unincorporated communities in the county include:

==== Census-designated places ====
* [[Lake Wilderness, Virginia|Lake Wilderness]]
* [[Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia|Spotsylvania Courthouse]]

==== Other unincorporated communities ====
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* [[Alsop, Virginia|Alsop]]
* [[Arcadia, Spotsylvania County, Virginia|Arcadia]]
* [[Artillery Ridge, Virginia|Artillery Ridge]]
* [[Bells Crossroad, Virginia|Bells Crossroad]]
* [[Belmont, Spotsylvania County, Virginia|Belmont]]
* [[Blades Corner, Virginia|Blades Corner]]
* [[Brandon, Virginia|Brandon]]
* [[Brockroad, Virginia|Brockroad]]
* [[Brokenburg, Virginia|Brokenburg]]
* Carters Store
* [[Chancellor, Virginia|Chancellor]]
* Chancellor Green, a local Hispanic enclave
* [[Chancellorsville, Virginia|Chancellorsville]]
* [[Chewnings Corner, Virginia|Chewnings Corner]]
* [[Cookstown, Virginia|Cookstown]]
* [[Cosner's Corner]]
* [[Dunavant, Virginia|Dunavant]]
* [[Five Mile Fork, Virginia|Five Mile Fork]]
* [[Four Mile Fork, Virginia|Four Mile Fork]]
* [[Granite Springs, Virginia|Granite Springs]]
* [[Lanes Corner, Virginia|Lanes Corner]]
* [[Leavells, Virginia|Leavells]]
* [[Lewiston, Virginia|Lewiston]]
* [[Margo, Virginia|Margo]]
* [[Marye, Virginia|Marye]]
* [[Massaponax, Virginia|Massaponax]]
* [[McHenry, Virginia|McHenry]]
* [[Old Trap, Virginia|Old Trap]]
* [[Olivers Corner, Virginia|Olivers Corner]]
* [[Partlow, Virginia|Partlow]]
* [[Paytes, Virginia|Paytes]]
* [[Post Oak, Virginia|Post Oak]]
* [[Shady Grove Corner, Virginia|Shady Grove Corner]]
* [[Snell, Virginia|Snell]]
* [[Stubbs, Virginia|Stubbs]]
* [[Thornburg, Virginia|Thornburg]]
* [[Todds Tavern, Virginia|Todds Tavern]]
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[[File:Spotsylvania Towne Centre Main Entrance.jpg|thumb|[[Spotsylvania Towne Centre]]]]
Many areas of the county have Fredericksburg addresses.

===Major highways===
[[File:2019-06-24 10 14 32 View north along Interstate 95 from the overpass for U.S. Route 17 (Mills Drive) in Fourmile Fork, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.jpg|thumb|right|I-95 northbound in Spotsylvania County]]
* {{Jct|state=VA|I|95}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|US|1}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|US|17}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|US|522}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|SR|2}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|SR|3}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|SR|208}}