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Welcome to Esmont ...

Esmont is located in Albemarle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Esmont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Esmont is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Esmont: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Esmont ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Esmont.

  • Charlottesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Scottsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
  • Schuyler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Warren is located in Albemarle County
  • Covesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
    • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
  • Stony Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
  • Faber
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • North Garden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Axtell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
    • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
  • Nicholas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nicholas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
    • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County

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 Esmont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Esmont.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Esmont. 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 Esmont.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Esmont ...

Looking for more information about Esmont? 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 Esmont, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Esmont.

Adding Esmont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Esmont in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Esmont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Esmont post office opened in 1890.

We also found Esmont in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Esmont.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Esmont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Esmont - 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 Esmont area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Esmont 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.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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