Nortonsville is an

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. It is on the northern border of

, near the

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, which shares its border with Greene County.

History

The village was named for Cyprian C. Norton, who, in 1835, lent his name to the post office established here.January 7, 1834. C. C. Norton, Nortonsville, Albemarle, Virginia. U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971, ancestry.com The post office structure, with 21 rooms, remains from the 19th century on a property that included, at the time, a home, store, post office, doctor, dentist, schoolhouse, barber shop, blacksmith shop, garage, and working mill. The Louis Cranston Parrish family ran the post office in the 20th century. The historic Binghams United Methodist Church, established in 1796, is a half mile northeast of Nortonsville, on the north side of the

, in Dyke, Virginia. Rev. John Gibson, a farmer and landowner, preached there for years.

References

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