Sherando Virginia Map

About Sherando, Virginia

Sherando is a locality in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 696. The population density is 38.0 people per km². Sherando is located at 37.9901°N, 78.9425°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22952.

Sherando emerges from the damp, heavy earth where the currents of Back Creek carve a persistent path through the limestone bedrock. It lies 5.5 miles southeast of Stuarts Draft, VA (from Stuarts Draft, VA: bearing 128°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south-southwest of Waynesboro. The landscape surrounding Sherando is defined by the deep, shadowed folds of Robinson Hollow, where the morning mist clings to the tree line like a damp wool coat. Beyond the immediate canopy, the distant silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains anchors the horizon, providing a permanent, jagged boundary against the pale sky. Six miles away, the quiet surface of Green Pond reflects the shifting colors of the canopy, a dark mirror for the hawks circling overhead. Within the dense timber of the George Washington National Forest, the air holds a metallic, chilled quality, carrying the scent of pine resin and wet stone even during the height of the summer heat.

Hard work defines the history of Sherando, where the economy has long been tethered to the timber and the turning of the seasons. Men once followed the slopes of the Turkey Pen Ridge Trail to haul wood and maintain the rugged clearings, a practice that shaped the stubborn, independent character of the local families. Today, the pace of life remains tethered to the forest’s slow, deliberate growth, far removed from the frantic pulse of the lowland cities. Ten miles to the east, the managed growth of Lesesne State Forest stands as a quiet reminder of the region’s long-standing relationship with the land. Life here moves in time with the creek, a steady, unadorned rhythm that favors the patience of those who know how to read the clouds before a storm rolls over the ridge.

About This Sherando Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sherando, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.990092, -78.942483. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Sherando includes the ZIP code (22952), telephone area code (540), county seat of Augusta County (Staunton), and school district assignment (Augusta County Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.