Flordon, Virginia

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Flordon
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Flordon
Flordon (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°03′21″N78°33′23″W / 38.05583°N 78.55639°W / 38.05583; -78.55639 Coordinates: 38°03′21″N78°33′23″W / 38.05583°N 78.55639°W / 38.05583; -78.55639
CountryUnited States
State Virginia
County Albemarle
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1492949 [1]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "Flordon". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 1, 2013.


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