Cismont, Virginia

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Cismont
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Cismont
Cismont (the US)
Coordinates: 38°03′27″N78°18′49″W / 38.05750°N 78.31361°W / 38.05750; -78.31361 Coordinates: 38°03′27″N78°18′49″W / 38.05750°N 78.31361°W / 38.05750; -78.31361
CountryUnited States
State Virginia
County Albemarle
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1495392 [1]

Cismont is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia. [1]

Albemarle County, Virginia County in the United States

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Zion Hill Baptist is a historically Black Church in Cismont. In December 1974, Dr. R. A. Johnson was pastor. [3]

Notable residents

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cismont". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  3. ↑ Turner, Sally (December 5, 1974). "Cismont Area News". Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune.


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