Freetown, Virginia
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
38°02′54″N 78°42′44″W / 38.04833°N 78.71222°W / 38.04833; -78.71222Freetown is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.[1] The community got its name because freed slaves settled there. Freetown was established by former slaves who bought the land from Berrell Mason in two-acre lots.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Freetown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ "Close-knit Freetown is Feeling Squeezed". crozetgazette.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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