Earlysville

Earlysville
	Earlysville
	Earlysville
Basic data
Foundation :	1822
State :	United States
State :	Virginia
County :	Albemarle County
Coordinates :	38 ° 9 ′ N , 78 ° 29 ′ W Coordinates: 38 ° 9 ′ N , 78 ° 29 ′ W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Height :	180 m
Postal code :	22936
Area code :	+1 434
GNIS ID :	1494213

Earlysville is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County , Virginia , United States .

The area is approximately 14 kilometers north of Charlottesville near Charlottesville – Albemarle Airport . The area was named after John Early, who in 1822 bought about four square kilometers of land that is now part of the city. Earlysville had a small business district with shops, restaurants, and various other businesses. As of February 2012, there are now only a small restaurant, an automobile workshop and a post office. There is also an industrial park and several small suburban settlements nearby. Most of the area is characterized by a rural character.

Earlysville was the original seat of Michie Tavern before it moved to Monticello in 1927. Various historic buildings can still be found in Earlysville today, such as the Earlysville Union Church, Longwood and the Buck Mountain Episcopal Church.

Earlysville in 2008.
Vehicle of the Earlysville Volunteer Fire Department (2006).
Earlysville Union Church (2017).
Buck Mountain Episcopal Church (2017).

Web links

Commons : Earlysville - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

https://www.virginia.org/cities/Earlysville/

Individual evidence

↑ Edgar Woods: Albemarle County in Virginia . Ed .: The Michie Company. 1901 ( google.com ).
↑ Dolores Kostelni: Don't be a stranger to Michie Tavern. (No longer available online.) In: The Roanoke Times. The Times-World Corporation on January 8, 2008, archived from the original on September 9, 2012 ; accessed on April 17, 2018 (English): "[I] t opened in 1784 as a stop on a busy stagecoach route on Buck Mountain Road in Earlysville. [...] Between 1924 and 1927, Mrs. Mark Henderson purchased 'Michie's Old Tavern' and moved it 17 miles by horse and wagon from Earlysville to its current location [...]. "

[1] Edgar Woods: Albemarle County in Virginia . Ed .: The Michie Company. 1901 ( google.com ).

[2] Dolores Kostelni: Don't be a stranger to Michie Tavern. (No longer available online.) In: The Roanoke Times. The Times-World Corporation on January 8, 2008, archived from the original on September 9, 2012 ; accessed on April 17, 2018 (English): "[I] t opened in 1784 as a stop on a busy stagecoach route on Buck Mountain Road in Earlysville. [...] Between 1924 and 1927, Mrs. Mark Henderson purchased 'Michie's Old Tavern' and moved it 17 miles by horse and wagon from Earlysville to its current location [...]. "