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5th. Website. www .nelsoncounty-va .gov. Nelson County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,775. [1] Its county seat is Lovingston. [2] Nelson County is part of the Charlottesville, VA, Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Blue Ridge Tunnel. / 38.0383°N 78.8625°W / 38.0383; -78.8625. The Blue Ridge Tunnel (also known as the Crozet Tunnel) is a historic railroad tunnel built during the construction of the Blue Ridge Railroad in the 1850s. The tunnel was the westernmost and longest of four tunnels engineered by Claudius Crozet to cross the Blue Ridge ...
Schuyler ( / ˈskaɪlər / SKY-lur) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nelson County, Virginia, United States, close to Scottsville. [1] The population as of the 2010 Census was 298. [2] In 1882, the community—originally "Walker's Mill"—was named for Schuyler George Walker, local mill operator, and the area's first postmaster.
Soldier's Joy (house) / 37.64111°N 78.73194°W / 37.64111; -78.73194. Soldier's Joy is a historic house located at Wingina, Nelson County, Virginia, USA. It was built in 1784–85 by Col. Samuel Jordan Cabell and enlarged approximately twenty-five years later. Along with Bon Aire and Montezuma, it is one of the few remaining Cabell ...
Naked Mountain Natural Area Preserve. / 37.7525°N 78.828°W / 37.7525; -78.828. Naked Mountain Natural Area Preserve is a 356-acre (1.44 km 2) Natural Area Preserve located in Nelson County, Virginia. The preserve was dedicated in 2006.
Elk Hill (Nellysford, Virginia) / 37.87722°N 78.91083°W / 37.87722; -78.91083. Elk Hill is a historic house and farm complex located near Nellysford, Nelson County, Virginia. Operated for more than 250 years, it is one of the earliest extant farms in Nelson County. The 173-acre (0.70 km 2) rural farm bounded in part by the South Fork ...
Crabtree Falls is one of the tallest sets of waterfalls in the United States east of the Mississippi River. It is located in the George Washington National Forest in Nelson County, Virginia, off of Virginia State Route 56. The name of the falls is thought to have come from William Crabtree, who settled in this part of Virginia in 1777.
Nelson County Courthouse. / 37.759861°N 78.86917°W / 37.759861; -78.86917. Nelson County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Lovingston, Nelson County, Virginia within the Lovingston Historic District. The original building opened in 1810. It is a rectangular, two-story stuccoed brick structure, with two additions: one of ...