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Albemarle County is a county located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat is Charlottesville, which is an independent city and enclave entirely surrounded by the county. Albemarle County is part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 112,395.
Jun 4, 2024 · Albemarle County, Virginia Genealogy. Guide to Albemarle County, Virginia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
Jul 19, 2023 · St. Anne's Parish has served Albemarle County, Virginia. Old Ballenger Church, now a ruin, and The Forge Church fell within the bounds of this parish.[1]
Jan 1, 2007 · The first English explorer to become a settler in North Carolina, then known as Albemarle, was a trader named Nathaniel Batts. He bought his land from the American Indians in 1660. Having traded with the Indians since the 1650s, Batts set an example of fair dealing and friendship. The next wave of settlers followed his lead.
Oct 3, 2009 · Bounded by the James River to the south and the Rivanna River to the north, this nationally significant district encompasses 83,627 acres. (A historical marker located near Charlottesville in Albemarle County, Virginia.)
Albemarle County was formed from Goochland County in 1744 and a portion of Louisa County in 1761 (see Rootsweb's Albemarle County, VA Genealogy). The County was served by St. Anne's Parish (1744 until after 1785), Tillotson Parish (1757-1761), and Fredericksville Parish (1761 until after 1785).
The Charlottesville-Albemarle VA-250 Committee recognizes that the story of the United States begins with Americans who trace their histories back millennia, those who arrived yesterday, and everyone in between.
