Everettsville | |
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  Everettsville Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia Show map of Virginia Everettsville Everettsville (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates:38°00′49″N78°22′28″W / 38.01361°N 78.37444°W /38.01361; -78.37444 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Albemarle |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1675248[1] |
Everettsville is anunincorporated community inAlbemarle County,Virginia.[1] It was named for Dr.Charles Everett who in 1821 bought the 400-acre tract called Pouncey's of theShadwell tract fromThomas Jefferson. He more than doubled his property to more than 1,000 acres.[2][3] The area became known as Everettsville.[2]
In the mid-19th century, it was a point along thestagecoach route betweenRichmond andStaunton.[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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