Greenwood, Albemarle County, Virginia
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 Railroad and used by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway until its abandonment during World War II, is near Greenwood by the Buckingham Branch Railroad tracks.[4]
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 Aerial photograph of the Greenwood area (1997) | |
  Greenwood Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia  Greenwood Greenwood (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°3′20.4″N 78°46′14″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Albemarle |
| Elevation | 1,066 ft (325 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1499502[1] |
Emmanuel Church, Mirador, Seven Oaks Farm and Black's Tavern, The Cedars, Casa Maria, Blue Ridge Farm, Piedmont, Ramsay, and the Greenwood-Afton Rural Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5][6]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenwood, Albemarle County, Virginia
- https://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=parks&relpage=2465#greenwood Albemarle Community Centers
- http://www.zip-codes.com/city/VA-GREENWOOD.asp Zip-Codes
- "Greenwood Tunnel (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/02/11 through 5/06/11. National Park Service. 2011-05-13.
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