Greenwood
Greenwood is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. It is home to the Greenwood Country Store and the Greenwood Community Center, which has the area's only roller skating rink.Photo: USGS, Public domain.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Greenwood Depot”, “Greenwood, Albemarle County, Virginia”, and “Greenwood, VA”
- Postal code: 22943
Places of Interest
Highlights include Emmanuel Church and Mirador.
Emmanuel Church
Church
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
Emmanuel Church is a historic Episcopal church located at Greenwood in Albemarle County, Virginia. Emmanuel Episcopal Church is a parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia.
Mirador
House
Photo: Frances Benjamin Johnston, Public domain.
Mirador is a historic home located near Greenwood, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1842 for James M. Bowen, and is a two-story, brick structure on a raised basement in the Federal style.
Ramsay
House
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
Ramsay is a historic estate located at Greenwood in Albemarle County, Virginia. Contributing elements on the estate include the main house, barn, garden, cottage, tenant house and garage, main house garage, potting shed, three greenhouse ruins, smoke house, chicken house, equipment shed, slave cabin ruins, and a circular turnaround.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtown and Yancey Mills.
Newtown
Locality
Newtown is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. Newtown is situated 1½ miles west of Greenwood.
Yancey Mills
Locality
Yancey Mills is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. Yancey Mills is situated 2 miles east of Greenwood.
Freetown
Neighborhood
Freetown is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. The community got its name because freed slaves settled there. Freetown was established by former slaves who bought the land from Berrell Mason in two-acre lots. Freetown is situated 2½ miles east of Greenwood.
Greenwood
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Albemarle, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.05257° or 38° 3′ 9″ northLongitude
-78.757° or 78° 45′ 25″ westElevation
1,066 feet (325 metres)Open location code
87C3363V+25OpenStreetMap ID
node 158602345OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Greenwood” goes by many names.
- French: “Greenwood”
- Irish: “Greenwood”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Greenwood Post Office and Mirador heliport.
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