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Everettsville, Virginia

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Everettsville is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.[1] It was named for Dr. Charles Everett, who in 1821 bought the 400-acre tract called Pouncey's of the Shadwell tract from Thomas Jefferson. He more than doubled his property to more than 1,000 acres.[2][3] The area became known as Everettsville.[2]

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Everettsville
Unincorporated community
Everettsville is located in Virginia
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Everettsville is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 38°00′49″N 78°22′28″W
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StateVirginia
CountyAlbemarle
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
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GNIS feature ID1675248[1]
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In the mid-19th century, it was a point along the stagecoach route between Richmond and Staunton.[4] Nicholas Trist's wife and children briefly took up residence here in early 1829 as they awaited word to follow Trist to Washington.[5]

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