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Welcome to Blue Ridge Acres ...

Blue Ridge Acres is located in Albemarle County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Blue Ridge Acres: Blue Rdg. Acres (or less commonly used: Blue Rdge. Acres or Blue Ridg. Acres)

Blue Ridge Acres is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Blue Ridge Acres lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Blue Ridge Acres: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Blue Ridge Acres ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Blue Ridge Acres - they are located in Vermont and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Ridge Acres.

Communities near Blue Ridge Acres ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blue Ridge Acres.

  • Charlottesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Staunton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Waynesboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grottoes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Batesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Yancey Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
  • Foothill Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
  • Crozet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dooms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dooms is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
  • Greenfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Blue Ridge Acres. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Ridge Acres.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blue Ridge Acres. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blue Ridge Acres.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Ridge Acres. See our Newspapers Page for Blue Ridge Acres.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Ridge Acres ...

Looking for more information about Blue Ridge Acres? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Blue Ridge Acres, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blue Ridge Acres.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Ridge Acres - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Blue Ridge Acres area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Blue Ridge Acres area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.