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Welcome to Stanardsville ...

The town of Stanardsville is located in Greene County<1> and is the County Seat for Greene County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stanardsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1807.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Stanardsville for more information about variations on the name of Stanardsville.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stanardsville has a population of 388 people<2> (see below for details).

Stanardsville is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Stanardsville: 434

The ZIP code for Stanardsville: 22973<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stanardsville had an population of 388 people. This is an increase of 5.72% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stanardsville had a population of 367 people. This makes Stanardsville the county's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 367 people, the population of Stanardsville decreased 22.9% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 476 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Stanardsville.

Communities near Stanardsville ...

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

  • Charlottesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Orange
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Elkton
    (12 miles [19.3 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 <5>
  • Shenandoah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Gordonsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kinderhook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Dawsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stanardsville ...

Looking for more information about Stanardsville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Stanardsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stanardsville.

Adding Stanardsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stanardsville 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 (so far) for Stanardsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Stanardsville post office opened in 1807.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stanardsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Stanardsville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stanardsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Stanardsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Stanardsville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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