Welcome to Stanardsville ...

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

The location of Stanardsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stanardsville has a population of 388 people<3> (see below for details).

Stanardsville is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Stanardsville: (434)

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
  • Charlottesville is located in Charlottesville City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlottesville <5>
• Orange
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <5>
• Elkton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <5>
• Stanley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <5>
• Gordonsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Gordonsville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <5>
• Madison
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Hood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Hood is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hood <5>
• Kinderhook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
• Dawsonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
  • Dawsonville is located in Greene 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 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 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.

We also found Stanardsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stanardsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greene County: www.gcva.us/

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