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Albemarle
County is a county
located in the the Commonwealth
of Virginia. As of the 2000
census, the population was 79,236. Its county seat is Charlottesville. In 1744 the Virginia
General Assembly created Albemarle County by taking the
northern portion of Goochland
County. Its original land area included today's counties
of Amherst, Buckingham, Fluvanna, and Nelson, much of Appomattox and part of
Campbell. The county was named in honor of Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of
Albemarle and titular Governor of Virginia at the time. The
large county was divided up in 1761, forming Buckingham
and Amherst
counties, at which time the county seat was moved from the formerly-central Scottsville to a piece of
newly-central land, christened Charlottesville.
Charlottesville, which was established as a town in 1762 and
established as a city in 1888.
Albemarle County assumed its present boundaries in 1777. President Thomas Jefferson was born in
the county at Shadwell, though it was then part of Goochland
County. His home of Monticello is located in the
county, however. Counties that lie adjacent
to Albemarle are: Greene County, Virginia (north); Orange County, Virginia (northeast); Louisa County, Virginia (east); Fluvanna County, Virginia (southeast); Buckingham County, Virginia (south); Nelson County, Virginia (southwest); Augusta County, Virginia (west); and Rockingham County, Virginia (northwest).
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NAME / DESCRIPTION: Charlottesville was formed by charter in 1762 along a trade route
called Three Notched Road (present day U.S. Route 250) which led from Richmond to the Great Valley. It is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle
County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of
the United Kingdom. It is the county seat of Albemarle County though the two are separate
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS GEN-SITE: Joseph Lynn Morrow; Susan Wood OAKS Scruggs; Samuel Monroe Scruggs; Florence Lillian Smith; Francis Mildred Scruggs; Martha Judson Scruggs; William Dyer Wheeler; |
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Crozet |
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NAME / DESCRIPTION: Crozet is situated approximately 12 miles
(19 km) west of Charlottesville
and 21 miles (34 km) east of Staunton. Originally called "Wayland's
Crossing", it was renamed in 1870 in honor of Colonel Claudius Crozet, the French-born civil engineer
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: Abram Eades Theophilus Scruggs |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(S): Crozet,
Virginia - Wikipedia; Crozet
Gazette, monthly newspaper;
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NAME / DESCRIPTION: Located at
Elliot & First Street Southeast, Charlottesville, VA 2290. From the Downtown Mall: From the
west end of the Mall take Ridge Street south a few blocks and turn left onto
Elliott Avenue. The cemetery is on the left. From Route 250 and Route 29: Head
south on Emmet Street and turn left onto University Avenue onto West Main
Street and continue east. Turn right on Ridge Street, proceed south a
few blocks and turn left onto Elliott Avenue. The cemetery is on the
left. |
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: Martha Judson Scruggs; William Dyer Wheeler; Susan Wood OAKS Scruggs; Francis Mildred Scruggs; Abram Eades Theophilus Scruggs |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(S): Charlottesville : Oakwood Cemetery; Oakwood Cemetery Home Page, Charlottesville VA; Find A Grave: Oakwood Cemetery; Oakwood Cemetery - Histopolis; |
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NAME / DESCRIPTION: Historic St. Anne's Parish was founded as a Church of England Parish in
1745. Prior to that time the area
encompassed by this parish fell into St. James Parish of Henrico County. When Goochland County was
formed in 1728, St. James Parish fell within its boundaries on both sides of
the James River and westward. Upon the
formation of Albemarle County from Goochland in 1744, the Parish was divided
into three parishes of which St. Anne's Parish covered what was then Albemarle. During the pre-revolutionary war period, this
parish was the center of sacred and secular life in Albemarle County. The
original parish church was "The Ballenger Church" located near
Howardsville. Ballenger
Church stood
on a knoll 100 yards north on nearby Ballenger Creek. The building was
totally abandoned and in ruins by 1820.
In 1762 the vestry of St.
Anne's Parish purchased 400 acres near Esmont, Virginia, now on Langhorne
Road (County Route 626), for the residence and lands of the rector of the
parish. This glebe was so used almost
until the dissolution of the old parish in 1785. North Garden Church, Forge Church and
Broken Back Church near Palmyra were later established within the parish. The most famous parishioner of the Colonial
Period was Thomas Jefferson. Unfortunately,
none of these pre-revolutionary war buildings survived. Today, the parish is comprised of three
active churches: Christ Church, Glendower, 1832; St. John's, Scottsville,
1875; St. Stephen's, Esmont, 1914. |
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: Abraham Eades, Jr. |
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NAME / DESCRIPTION: After the St. Anne’s Church Parish was dissolved, in 1785, at the end
of the American Revolutionary War.
The term
was still used to define a section of the county, analogous to a township,
within official documents as follows: (1) St. Anns is listed as a township in the
1810 Federal Census; (2) in the 1820 census it is called St. Anns Parish; (3)
in the 1840 Census St. Anne’s; (4) 1860 St. Annes Parish; (5) 1870 Census St.
Anns Parish. After 1870 that area
known as St. Anne’s probably feel into the Enumeration Districts of
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: Anthony Shepard |
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NAME / DESCRIPTION: The village of White Hall
lies in western Albemarle County, about a dozen miles northwest of
Charlottesville, between the foot of Bucks Elbow Mountain and the Moormans
River where it emerges from Sugar Hollow, both of which lead up into the Blue
Ridge Mountains. The community now known as White Hall has gone by various
names since European settlers first arrived in the 18th century: Glenn's
Store, William Maupin's Store, Maupin's Tavern, Miller's Tavern, and
Shumate's Tavern, besides Whitehall or White Hall, a name dating from about
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: Lelia A. Scruggs, Martha Ola
Wood, Abram Eades Theophilus Scruggs, |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(S): White Hall, Albemarle Co., VA - Histopolis; About White Hall, Virginia |
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The list below will assist in your research regarding the matching of
your ancestor’s birth, marriage, death dates and the place(s) within this
locality at which these events may have occurred. |
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Profiles for 240 cities, towns and other
populated places in Albemarle
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Map of
Albemarle County Virginia Albemarle
County Physical, Cultural & Historic Features |
Albemarle
County ZIP Codes | Area Codes Albemarle
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Albemarle County, Virginia, United
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The only incorporated town in Albemarle
County is Scottsville, the original county seat.
Unincorporated communities include Barboursville, Crozet, Earlysville, Free Union, Ivy, Keene, and Keswick, among with many smaller hamlets. Some parts of
Albemarle County are considered unincorporated Charlottesville. In addition, the city of Charlottesville is enclaved
within Albemarle County. Under Virginia law in effect since 1871, all
municipalities in the state incorporated as cities are legally and
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Schools, Military
Installations; Populated Places, Post
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Conducting
genealogical research in the United States requires an understanding of
county boundaries. As the population
grew more counties were created to meet the public’s need for localized
governments. This phenomena was common
in all states during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. As such you must be sure that you are not
looking for records in the wrong county or state. The web-site for the Atlas of Historical County Boundary Project provides interactive maps for all states. This Atlas is meant to be a
resource for people seeking records of past events, and people trying to analyze, interpret and display
county-based historical data like Land Records, Probate Records, Court Records, Tax Records,
and Vital Records
that document birth, death, and marriage.
Listed below are the boundary changes for this county, the dates they
occurred, as well as the government statute that decreed the change. To see actual changes in a mapping format
follow this link to the Atlas of Historical
County Boundary Project . |
Map of 1744 County Boundaries (in
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31 Dec 1744 - ALBEMARLE created from GOOCHLAND. 01 Jan 1755 - ALBEMARLE
lost to BEDFORD. 01 May 1761 - ALBEMARLE
gained from LOUISA, lost to creation of AMHERST and BUCKINGHAM. 31 Jan 1770 - Islands in
the Fluvanna [James] River were assigned to ALBEMARLE 01 Jul 1777 - ALBEMARLE
lost to creation of FLUVANNA. 10 Jul 1902 - ALBEMARLE
lost to creation of Charlottesville as an independent city, 2d class. 01 Aug 1916 - ALBEMARLE
lost to the independent city of Charlottesville. 01 Jan 1939 - ALBEMARLE
lost to the independent city of Charlottesville. 01 Jan 1963 - ALBEMARLE
lost to the independent city of Charlottesville. 01 Jan 1968 - ALBEMARLE
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State-Wide Resources
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the U.S. State in which this county is located click
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Resources which enhance
our knowledge of the places inhabited by our ancestors are almost as
important as their names. This |
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take you to Maps, Gazetteers, and other helpful resources
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Our “Gen-Tool Kit” has been primarily designed for those researchers who may be traveling to this location to perform on-site studies of their family history, or to just visit some of the interesting historical sites located in the area. It can be very satisfying to mix research with sightseeing at historical and scenic spots. Such activity not only gives you an understanding of the land but a needed break from intense research sessions. When visiting an ancestral county for genealogical research we’ve found that the three most important places to visit are the county courthouse; the county library; and the county historical and/or genealogical societies. It is also good to plan ahead by contacting any site you intend visiting in order to ascertain where it is and when it will be open. This is especially true with regard to historical and genealogical societies. We hope that the following information will provide you with a better idea of what resources are available, within this county, to the family historian. |
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Cemeteries
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Albemarle
County VA
Cem. Transcription & Photo Project ·
Albemarle County Cemeteries
- USGenWeb ·
Albemarle
County Cemetery List ·
Albemarle County Cemetery
Registration |
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Graveyards of Southeast
Virginia; ·
The Political Graveyard
Albemarle Co., VA ·
The Political Graveyard
Charlottesville |
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Your LINK to the Historical Places and Districts in ALBEMARLE County |
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Albemarle
County Bibliography ·
Albemarle
County Historical Markers -
Database ·
Albemarle
County Historical Markers – History |
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Charlottesville
(Independent City) ·
Charlottesville
Historical Markers – Database ·
Charlottesville Historical
Markers – History |
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Museums, Archives
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Albert
& Shirley Small Special Collections Library ·
The Carter G. Woodson Institute- Afro-Amer. Studies ·
Charlottesville
City County Libraries ·
Charlottesville
County Libraries ·
Family
History Library Holdings –
Albemarle Co., VA ·
Family
History Library Holdings City of Charlottesville |
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Guide
to VA County & City Records - Albemarle
Co. ·
Jefferson Library
Monticello ·
Lewis & Clark Exploratory Center ·
PERiodical
Source Index Search Albemarle Co., VA ·
Resources
on the history of Charlottesville and Albemarle County ·
Special Collections
Jefferson-Madison Regional
Library |
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Albemarle
County - 1895
U.S. Atlas ·
Albemarle
County Post Offices ·
Albemarle
County Post Offices 1846 ·
Albemarle
County Topo Maps and Aerial Photos ·
Charlottesville
City Gazetteer ·
Charlottesville
City Topo Maps and Aerial Photos ·
Charlottesville,
Virginia (1920) ·
Charlottesville,
Virginia 1919 |
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Quad
List of Charlottesville, Virginia ·
Quad
List of Covesville, Virginia ·
Quad
List of Esmont, Virginia ·
Quad
List of Howardsville, Virginia ·
Quad
List of Keswick, Virginia ·
Quad
List of Parrott, Virginia ·
Quad
List of Scottsville, Virginia ·
Sanborn
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Livingston's Law Register, 1851
Albemarle Co. Lawyers ·
Albemarle County, Virginia City, County and
Rural Directories ·
Charlottesville city directories
African-Amer.,1898-1919 ·
Albemarle.gz 1722-1858
Albemarle land patents ·
Albemarle County Military Records ·
Charlottesville During the Civil War ·
Memorial history of the John Bowie Strange
Camp, United Confederate Veterans 1920 ·
Albermarle County, Virginia
WW II Casualties ·
Albemarle County Newspaper
Abstracts ·
Charlottesville City Newspaper Abstracts ·
Chronicling America Albemarle County ·
Genealogy, Old News & History from Albemarle County, Virginia ·
The Daily Progress Charlottesville, Virginia ·
List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1,
1883 Albemarle
County, Virginia |
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Hill & Wood
Funeral Service Charlottesville,
Virginia ·
The J. F. Bell Funeral Home Records
Charlottesville, 1917-1989 ·
McClenny
Funeral Service Charlottesville,
Virginia ·
Obituary Index
Individuals born in Albemarle
County ·
Albemarle
County School Records ·
University of Virginia 1928 Graduates
Summer Quarter ·
University of Virginia Law Graduates,
Class of 1907, Charlottesville, VA ·
University of Virginia, Albemarle Co,
Virginia, 1917, Alumni Lists ·
University of Virginia, Masters Degree in
1941, Charlottesville, Virginia ·
1782 Personal Property Tax List ·
Albemarle
County Vital Records ·
Albemarle
County Vital Records ·
Death Records
Indexing Project includes
Albemarle Co., 1853-1896 ·
Death Records
Indexing Project includes
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19th VA Inf. Camp 1493 - Sons of Confederate Veterans ·
African
American Genealogy Group of Albemarle |
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Central
Virginia Genealogical Association ·
Shadwell
Chapter D.A.R. |
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subscription. We have divided our
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Directories; Church; Court; Death; Immigration & Naturalization; Land;
Marriage; Military; Newspapers; Occupational; and Tax Records. We try not to list any sites that have only
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reference books. Here you may find
books about the history and records of this county and other places such as towns and churches. The collection also contains research works
about military units and personnel during America’s wars, in addition too
resource texts about the ethnic and religious groups who may have settled in
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