Nortonsville, Virginia

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Nortonsville
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Nortonsville
Nortonsville (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°14′14″N78°32′53″W / 38.23722°N 78.54806°W / 38.23722; -78.54806
CountryUnited States
State Virginia
County Albemarle
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1495075 [1]

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.

History

The 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nortonsville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  2. 1 2 James, Phil (July 4, 2014). "Secrets of the Blue Ridge: Mamie Parrish and the Nortonsville Store | Crozet Gazette" . Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  3. January 7, 1834. C. C. Norton, Nortonsville, Albemarle, Virginia. U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971, ancestry.com