Esmont, Virginia
| Esmont | |
|---|---|
| Census-designated place | |
  Esmont Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°49′53″N 78°36′26″W / 37.83139°N 78.60722°WCoordinates: 37°49′53″N 78°36′26″W / 37.83139°N 78.60722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Albemarle |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1494219[1] |
Esmont is a census-designated place (CDP) in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.[1] The population as of the 2010 Census was 528.
Esmont, Guthrie Hall, and Mountain Grove are listed the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
History
Esmont, 1910, at the railroad tracks
The town was built from land purchased from the former Esmont plantation estate, for which the town was name. Having rich soil, the town has historically been a farming community with a predominantly African-American population. The area has been populated since the eighteenth century, though it did not acquire a post office until the latter part of the nineteenth century. [3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Esmont Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "Esmont Oral History Project". University of Virginia; The Carter G. Woodson Institute. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
