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Welcome to Frays Mountain Estates ...

Frays Mountain Estates is located in Albemarle County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Frays Mountain Estates: Frays Mtn. Ests. (or less commonly used: Frays Mntn. Ests.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Frays Mountain Estates for more information about variations on the name of Frays Mountain Estates.

Frays Mountain Estates is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Frays Mountain Estates: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Frays Mountain Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Frays Mountain Estates.

  • Charlottesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Elkton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
  • Grottoes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Gordonsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Stanardsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Madison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Amicus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
  • Free Union
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollymead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
  • Jefferson Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frays Mountain Estates ...

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

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 Frays Mountain Estates - 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 Frays Mountain Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Frays Mountain Estates 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.