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Albemarle County was created in 1744 from the western portion of Goochland County, though portions of Albemarle were later carved out to create other counties. Albemarle County was named in honor of Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle. Its most famous inhabitant was Thomas Jefferson, who built his estate home, Monticello, in the county.
www .k12albemarle .org. Albemarle County Public Schools ( ACPS) is a school district serving Albemarle County, Virginia. Its headquarters are in the City of Charlottesville. [1] ACPS serves approximately 14,000 students in preschool through grade 12 in Albemarle County, Virginia, the sixth largest county by area in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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 ...
51-00484. GNIS feature ID. 1499043. [2] Afton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Albemarle and Nelson counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is newly listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 313.
Website. www .albemarle .edu. College of The Albemarle (COA) is a public community college in the Albemarle region of northeastern North Carolina. The main campus is in Elizabeth City with satellite campuses in Barco, Manteo and Edenton. Established on December 16, 1960, College of The Albemarle became the first institution of the North ...
Albemarle County, Virginia is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat is Charlottesville. As of 2009, it had an estimated population of 95,247 according to the Census Bureau. Located within and around Albemarle County is the University of Virginia, Monticello, Montpelier and other sites.
Keene is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. [1] As of the 1990 census, the town had a total population of 10. The town is known for being the location of the last sighting of a passenger pigeon in the wild, by Theodore Roosevelt. [2] Roosevelt had "the first Camp David ", called Pine Knot, here from 1905.
Howardsville is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia. [1] Howardsville is named after one of its principal founders, Allen Howard, who settled the northern bank of the James River at the point where the Rockfish River, its largest tributary, enters its flow. Along with other families, such as the Andersons, Jordans, Cabells ...