Davis Shop, Virginia

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Davis Shop (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°13′03″N78°32′59″W / 38.21750°N 78.54972°W / 38.21750; -78.54972 Coordinates: 38°13′03″N78°32′59″W / 38.21750°N 78.54972°W / 38.21750; -78.54972
CountryUnited States
State Virginia
County Albemarle
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1675032 [1]

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

It is a collection of farmsteads, around the junction of county roads 671 and 674.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Davis Shop". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 29, 2013.