Esmont, Virginia facts for kids
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Esmont
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Former Esmont National Bank, currently U.S. post office
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Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Albemarle |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1494219 |
Esmont is a census-designated place (CDP) in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2020 Census was 491.
Esmont, Guthrie Hall, and Mountain Grove are listed the National Register of Historic Places.
History
The town was built from land purchased from the former Esmont plantation estate, for which the town was named. 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.
See also
In Spanish: Esmont (Virginia) para niños
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