Frederick County

Frederick County is the main population center in the northern Valley and is feeling tremendous growth pressure from the DC suburbs to the east. Frederick County is the #1 producer of apples in the state, and is 27th in the state for agriculture overall, although farm sizes have declined 10% from 1987 to 1997.

Frederick County currently has 1,898 acres under conservation easement.

• The County Website is: Frederick County Online
• Your Local County Government page is: County Government
• For a County Map of Agricultural Districts click: Agricultural District Map
• To read your County Comprehensive Plan click: Frederick Comprehensive Plan
• For the County Code visit: County Code
• To get contact information of your government browse: Government Directory
• Regional planning information can be found at the: Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission
• Learn more about the Kernstown and Cedar Creek battlefields in Frederick County.
• Check out Frederick County's online GIS mapping program.
• For information on local land use issues and grassroots advocacy, visit Preserve Frederick.