NAD27 / Virginia South
Area of use
United States (USA) - Virginia - counties of Accomack; Albemarle; Alleghany; Amelia; Amherst; Appomattox; Bedford; Bland; Botetourt; Bristol; Brunswick; Buchanan; Buckingham; Campbell; Carroll; Charles City; Charlotte; Chesapeake; Chesterfield; Colonial Heights; Craig; Cumberland; Dickenson; Dinwiddie; Essex; Floyd; Fluvanna; Franklin; Giles; Gloucester; Goochland; Grayson; Greensville; Halifax; Hampton; Hanover; Henrico; Henry; Isle of Wight; James City; King and Queen; King William; Lancaster; Lee; Louisa; Lunenburg; Lynchburg; Mathews; Mecklenburg; Middlesex; Montgomery; Nelson; New Kent; Newport News; Norfolk; Northampton; Northumberland; Norton; Nottoway; Patrick; Petersburg; Pittsylvania; Portsmouth; Powhatan; Prince Edward; Prince George; Pulaski; Richmond; Roanoke; Rockbridge; Russell; Scott; Smyth; Southampton; Suffolk; Surry; Sussex; Tazewell; Washington; Wise; Wythe; York.
proj4 definition
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Well-Known Text (WKT)
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