New Market is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. Founded as a small crossroads trading town in the Shenandoah Valley, it has a population of 2,155 as of the most recent 2020 U.S. census. The north–south U.S. 11 and the east–west U.S. 211 pass near it and cross Massanutten Mountain at the town's titular gap.
It is home to the New Market Shockers of the Rockingham County Baseball League, the New Market Rebels of the Valley Baseball League, the Schultz Theatre and School of Performing Arts, and the Shenvalee Golf Course. The town is known for having been the site on May 15, 1864 of one of the last major Confederate victories in the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War.
History
thumb|left|Virginia Civil War Museum at New Market Battlefield State Historical Park
In 1745, John Sevier, later a Revolutionary War commander, first governor of the temporary State of Franklin, and first and six-term Governor of Tennessee, was born in this town.
On Friday, June 13, 1862, New Market was the site of a skirmish in the American Civil War between a small Union Army and a small Confederate Army. Warfare returned in the Valley Campaigns of 1864. On May 15, 1864, New Market was the site of the Battle of New Market. Students from the Virginia Military Institute fought alongside the Confederate Army and forced Union General Franz Sigel and his army out of the Shenandoah Valley. Every year VMI cadets commemorate the 85-mile march from Lexington to New Market made by the cadets in 1864, who finished with their victorious charge at the Battle of New Market.
The New Market Historic District and New Market Battlefield State Historical Park are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
New Market is located at (38.644472, −78.673403).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km<sup>2</sup>), all land.
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, New Market has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
Schools
A number of schools are located in and around New Market. Shenandoah Valley Academy and Shenandoah Valley Adventist Elementary School are private schools in the town. Also located near New Market are Stonewall Jackson High School and Massanutten Military Academy, as well as a number of primary schools.
Demographics
As of the census
See also
- New Market Airport
References
External links
- A Brief History of New Market and Vicinity (1964)