Fluvanna County, Virginia

Founding: 1777
Parent county: Albemarle

Namesake: An obsolete alternative name for the James River
Seat: Palmyra (1828–)

Land area: 286 square miles

Population (2020): 27,249

Population (historic): 3,921 (1790); 8,812 (1840); 9,875 (1870); 9,050 (1900); 7,466 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1860; 1870s; 1910s; 1940–2020

Subdivisions: One town; two CDPs

National Register listings: 18

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 815 (7.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 40.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 29.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 30.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 35.2%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,037
Average outbuilding value (1930): $459
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,419
Average farm size (1920): 40.9 acres
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Palmyra

Namesake: The ancient city of Palmyra

Founding: circa 1815 (founding); 1827 (post office)

Population (2020): 127

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 15 (36.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Bremo Recess / John Cocke Estate (1812). 278 Bremo Farms Lane. Jacobethan Revival.
2. *Bremo / John Cocke Estate (1819–1820). 2475 Bremo Farms Lane. Classical Revival.
3. *Glen Arvon / William Galt Farm (1834–1835). 1853 Glen Arvon Drive. Greek Revival.
4. *Glen Burnie / Elizabeth Cary House (1829). 14054 James Madison Highway. Eclectic.
5. *Pleasant Grove / William Haden Farm (1854). 271 Pleasant Grove Road. Greek Revival.
6. *Point of Fork / James Galt House (1834–1835). 1210 Point of Fork Road. Greek Revival.
7. *Melrose / Charles Scott House (1813). 5210 Shores Road. Federal.
8. *Kent House (c. 1845/1900). 5056 Venable Road. Eastlake.
9. *Hilbert House (1893). 5206 Venable Road. Gothic Revival.