Crimora is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,796 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Staunton–Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Crimora is located at 38°9′39″N 78°50′21″W / 38.16083°N 78.83917°W / 38.16083; -78.83917 (38.160845, -78.839088).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²), all of it land.
What put Crimora on the map was the Crimora Magenese Mine that started in 1866. The mineral maganese was used in the production of steel. At one time the mining operations there were among the largest in the world. The mines are located at the foothills of the mountains of the Shenandoah National Park. They are two miles east of Crimora Station on the Norfolk Southern railroad formerly known as the Shenandoah valley railroad. Crimora Station was located at mile post 136.9. The station is no longer there. The remains of the mine consist of three adjoining…
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