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Surrounding Counties Contact Information

Fluvanna County | Greene County | Louisa County | Madison County |
Nelson County | Orange County

Fluvanna County

Chamber of Commerce
Court Square P.O. Box 93, Palmyra, VA 22963
Phone: (434) 589-3262
Website: www.co.fluvanna.va.us

Facts about Fluvanna County:
The area which is now Fluvanna County was once part of Henrico County, one of the original shires of the Virginia Colony. Henrico was divided in 1727 and the Fluvanna County area became a part of Goochland County. In 1744 Goochland was divided and the area presently known as Fluvanna became a part of Albemarle County. Finally, in 1777, Albemarle County was divided and Fluvanna County established. The County was named for the Fluvanna River, the name given to the James River west of Columbia. Fluvanna means "Annie's River" in honor of Queen Anne of England.

From an initial 882 "tithables," the population reached 3,300 by 1782. Columbia was formed in 1788 with Bernardsburg and Wilmington following soon after. When Palmyra was made the county seat in 1828 it quickly became a thriving town after the new courthouse was completed in 1830. While Palmyra has changed and modernized over the years, it still possesses an aura of tranquility.
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Greene County

Greene County Industrial Development Authority
Providing information about economic development and tourism in Greene
County.
P.O. Box 852, Stanardsville, VA 22973
Phone: (434) 985-6663
Fax: (434) 985-3414
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.greeneva.com

Facts about Greene County
The modern history of Greene County began in August, 1716, when Governor Spotswood and his "Knights of the Golden Horseshoe" traveled through Greene on their history making expedition to the summit of the Blue Ridge Mountains, reaching Swift Run Gap, a short distance from what is now Stanardsville. Tradition has it the former Governor bestowed golden horseshoes upon his followers at a point approximately three miles west of Stanardsville. Swift Run Gap was used by General Stonewall Jackson during the "War Between The States" to shift troops from the Shenandoah Valley to the Piedmont battle areas. Now U.S. Route 33 crosses the Blue Ridge through this gap.

Numerous land grants and birth rights were given to settlers in the 18th Century, the most famous one being made to William Monroe, a hard working farmer. Upon his death and the death of his wife, his estate was sold and the proceeds used to establish a trust fund, the interest from which was to be used for the education of poor children. Funds from this account were later used to pay the debt service on the existing William Monroe High School.

Greene County named for Nathanael Greene of Revolutionary War fame, was formed in 1838. Originally, Greene was part of Orange County, but was eventually partitioned from Orange County when settlers complained of the long distance between their farms and the Orange County Seat. The present courthouse stands on the land donated by Robert Stanard in 1838, creating Stanardsville as the County Seat. The County office building, dedicated on the County's centennial birthday in 1938, was destroyed by fire on October 24, 1979. A new clerks' office was built on the original site and a new County Administration building was constructed on the corner of Main Street and Celt Road.

In 1935, 14,619 acres of Greene County land was acquired by the State and given to the Federal Government for the formation of the Shenandoah National Park. It is estimated that a total of 285 County citizens were displaced by the dedication of the parkland.
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Louisa County

Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 955, Louisa, VA 23093
Phone: (540) 967-0944
Website: www.louisacounty.com

Facts about Louisa County
Louisa County was formed in 1742 from Hanover County and named for Princess Louisa, wife of King Frederick V of Denmark, and the daughter of King George II and Queen Caroline of England. Located in the rolling Piedmont section of Virginia, Louisa lies in the heart of the prosperous Richmond, Charlottesville, Fredericksburg triangle and is within 500 miles of one-half of the nation's population. The 514 square miles are predominantly farm and forest lands, mixed with business, industry and residential. Interstate 64 passes along the county's southern boundary and Interstate 95 is less than one-half hour away.
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Madison County

Chamber of Commerce and Visitor's Center
P.O. Box 373, Madison, VA 22727
Phone: (540) 948-4455
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.madison-va.com

Facts about Madison County
Madison County is located at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The town of Madison is the County seat. In 1725, settlers from Governor Spotswood's Germanna Community migrated west to the Hebron Valley. Established in 1792 by an act of the Virginia General Assembly, Madison County was named for prominent statesman James Madison and his family, who had extensive land holdings and business interests in the area. Madison County was formed from Culpeper County. The Town of Madison was incorporated in 1875. The County contains 327 square miles of landmass, about one third of which falls in the Shenandoah National Park on the west. It is dominated by agriculture, producing beef, dairy products, grains, and orchards. Madison has four distinct seasons. Mean temperature in January is 30 degrees Fahrenheit. In July, the mean temperature is 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Nelson County

Nelson County Convention and Visitor Bureau
8519 Thomas Nelson Hwy, P.O. Box 636
Lovingston, VA 22949
Phone: (434) 263-7015; (800) 282-8223; Fax (434) 263-6823
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.NelsonCounty.com

Facts about Nelson County
Nelson County is located near the geographic center of Virginia, bordered on the Northwest by the Blue Ridge Mountains and on the Southeast by the James River making for a varied topography ranging from rugged mountainous terrain to gently sloping river banks. Lovingston, the County seat is within an hour's drive of Charlottesville, Waynesboro and Lynchburg. The primary industries in Nelson County are agriculture and tourism; Wintergreen, a four-season resort, is the largest employer.

Nelson County is 471 square miles in size with a population of 14,500. It's elevation ranges from 300 feet above sea level at the James River to 4,000 feet above sea level in the mountains. The average temperature in January is 36 degrees Fahrenheit and 77 degrees Fahrenheit in July.
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Orange County

Department of Tourism and Visitors Bureau
122 East Main Street-Orange Train Station, P.O. Box 133
Orange, VA 22960
Phone: (540) 672-1653, (877) 222-8072 (tollfree)
Fax: (540) 672-1746
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.visitocva.com

Facts about Orange County
Created in 1734, Orange County is named in honor of William IV, Prince of Orange, and husband of Anne, Princess Royal of England. Exceedingly rich in history, it has the distinction of having been the largest Virginia County ever formed. Orange County covered the vast unknown territory extending from its present eastern boundary to the Mississippi River on the west and to the Great Lakes on the north. Over time, its boundaries have contracted to its present length of approximately 37 miles and width of 16 miles. Amidst an Orange County landscape of beauty and history is Germanna--site of the "Enchanted Castle" of Alexander Spotswood, Royal lieutenant governor of Virginia 1710-1722 and early leader of westward expansion; and Montpelier--home of James Madison, Father of the U.S. Constitution and fourth President of the United States. Zachary Taylor, the twelfth President of the United States was also born here. During the Civil War, the Battle of the Wilderness was fought on Orange County soil.
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