Barboursville, Virginia | |
|---|---|
  Barboursville  Barboursville | |
| Coordinates: 38°10′15″N 78°16′54″W / 38.17083°N 78.28167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Orange |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 177 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1492511[1] |
Barboursville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Orange County, Virginia, United States.[1] It is the birthplace of renowned American military commander and president Zachary Taylor.[2] It also contains Barboursville, the home of James Barbour, the 19th governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, after which the community is named. The ruins of his home are now on land owned by one of the Piedmont region's wineries, Barboursville Vineyards. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 177.[3]
The community is located at the intersection of VA 20 and US 33. Rural areas outside the community which use the Barboursville ZIP code include portions of Albemarle and Greene counties.
In addition to Barboursville, the Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District, Hampstead Farm Archeological District, and Burlington are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
- ^ a b "Barboursville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ Tucker, Spencer C. (2012), The Encyclopedia of the Mexican-American War: A Political, Social, and Military History, ABC-CLIO, p. 634, ISBN 9781851098545
- ^ "Barboursville CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.