Greenwood, Albemarle County, Virginia

Greenwood
Unincorporated community
Aerial photograph of the Greenwood area (1997)
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Coordinates: 38°3′20.4″N78°46′14″W / 38.055667°N 78.77056°W / 38.055667; -78.77056
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Albemarle
Elevation	1,066 ft (325 m)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	1499502 [1]

Greenwood is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. It is home to the Greenwood Country Store and the Greenwood Community Center, ^[2] which has the area's only roller skating rink. Greenwood has a post office with ZIP code 22943 ^[3] The Greenwood Tunnel, built by Claudius Crozet for the Blue Ridge Railroad and used by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway until its abandonment during World War II, is near Greenwood by the Buckingham Branch Railroad tracks. ^[4]

Emmanuel Church, Mirador, Seven Oaks Farm and Black's Tavern, The Cedars, Casa Maria, Blue Ridge Farm, Piedmont, Ramsay, and the Greenwood-Afton Rural Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenwood, Albemarle County, Virginia
2. https://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=parks&relpage=2465#greenwood Albemarle Community Centers
3. http://www.zip-codes.com/city/VA-GREENWOOD.asp Zip-Codes
4. "Greenwood Tunnel (historical)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
6. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/02/11 through 5/06/11. National Park Service. May 13, 2011.