Nortonsville is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.[1] It is on the northern border of Albemarle County, near the Lynch River, which shares its border with Greene County.
Nortonsville | |
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  Nortonsville Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia  Nortonsville Nortonsville (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°14′14″N 78°32′53″W / 38.23722°N 78.54806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Albemarle |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1495075[1] |
History
editThe village was named for Cyprian C. Norton, who, in 1835, lent his name to the post office established here.[2][3]
The post office structure, with 21 rooms, remains from the 19th century on a property that included, at the time, a home, store, post office, doctor, dentist, schoolhouse, barber shop, blacksmith shop, garage, and working mill. The Louis Cranston Parrish family ran the post office in the 20th century.[2]
The historic Binghams United Methodist Church, established in 1796, is a half mile northeast of Nortonsville, on the north side of the Lynch River, in Dyke, Virginia. Rev. John Gibson, a farmer and landowner, preached there for years.
References
edit- ^ a b "Nortonsville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ a b James, Phil (July 4, 2014). "Secrets of the Blue Ridge: Mamie Parrish and the Nortonsville Store | Crozet Gazette". Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ January 7, 1834. C. C. Norton, Nortonsville, Albemarle, Virginia. U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971, ancestry.com
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