This county was formed in 1838 from the western part of Orange and was named after Gen. Nathaniel Greene of the Revolution. It lies on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge, which separates its from Rockingham and Page. Madison, Albemarle and Orange are on the north, south and east. Standardsville, the county seat, is in the western part of the county and contains about 350 inhabitants. Ruckersville is a small village in the southeastern part of the county. The lands are fertile, producing corn, oats, wheat, tobacco, and the artificial grasses, in great perfection. Fruits, such as apples, peaches, pears, cherries and smaller kinds grow finely and in great abundance. There are dense forests of oak and chestnut. The county is admirably adapted to raising stock and the growth of fine wool. There are several water courses in this county, tributaries of the Rapidan river, which afford ample power for mills &c. A remarkable cascade on the headwaters of the South river, which falls over a precipice of 160 feet is very grand and romantic. No works of internal improvement are in operation in this county. The Virginia Midland Railroad at Barboursville is within a short distance of the county line. The Rockingham turnpike (McAdamized) from Harrisonburg to Gordonsville passes directly through Standardsville and the entire county, and affords ample facilities to the farmers to get produce to market. Copper ore is found in the mountain sections, and small shafts, both horizontal and perpendicular, have been sunk, but with what success is not generally known. It has an area of 160 square miles (102,507 acres) and the average assessed value of its lands is $4.90 per acre.

Post Offices

Americus, W. S. Chapman
Beazley
Brayton
Dawsonville
Deane
Fletcher
McMullen
Nortonsville, Wm. L. Eddins
Quinque
Ruckersville
Standardsville (C.H.), R. B. Pennington
Wetzel, John H. Wetzel

Courts.

The Circuit Court of the Sixth Circuit meets at Standardsville on the 10th June and the 10th November.

Judge: Daniel A. Grimsley
Clerk. Z. R. Page

The County Court meets at the Court House on the Wednesday after 2nd Monday in each month. Quarterly terms, April, July, September and December.

Judge, N. Crisler
Clerk, Z. R. Page

County Officers: Joseph Smith
Treasurer: G. E. Blakey
Commissioner of Revenue: S. T. Deane
Commonwealth's Attorney, J. T., Bray

Supervisors

H. A. McMullan, J. N. Wilholt, John A. Gentry

Magistrates

L. E. Gibbons, E. Lewis, B. McMullen, A. Crawford, Wm. Estis, Milton Mann, W. E. Harlow, J. L. Thornton, Benj. Herndon

Constables

J. E. Mallory, Early Snow

Attorneys at Law

Bray, J. T., Standardsville
Shackleford, C. D., Standardsville
Simms, G. W. W., Standardsville
Stephens, Arthur, Standardsville
Thomas, R. S., Standardsville

Coach and Wagon Makers

Austin, Jas., Amicus
Brent, G. B., Standardsville
Dawson, W., Ruckersville
Gibson, Alex, Nortonsville
Harlow, L. T., Ruckersville
Harlow, W. E., Ruckersville
Madison, John B., Nortonsville

Dentists

Bowls, B. T., Ruckersville
Pennington, R. B., Standardsville

Distillers

Beckers, L., Amicus
Deane, D. S., Standardsville
Estes, J. C., Wetzels
Gentry, W. B., Nortonsville
Gentry, John A., Nortonsville
Gentry, Newton, Amicus
Powell, C. Y., Standardsville
Shifflet, R. A., Brayton
Stevens, G. A., Brayton

Druggists

Stephens, J. E., Standardsville

Florists

Wetzel, James, Wetzels

General Merchants

Almond, J. W., Ruckersville
Buck, W. D. & Co., Standardsville
Deane, J. L., Brayton
Deane, W. J., Brayton
Flowers, Geo. T., Dawsonville
Herndon, B., Ruckersville
Herndon, J. G., Dawsonville
Jennings & Chapman, Amicus
Moyers, H. W., Standardsville
Pennington, R. B., Standardsville
Smith, John A. & Co., Nortonsville
Smith & Eddins, Standardsville
Watson & Jacobs, Standardsville
Wetzel, J. T., Wetzels

Hotels

Blakey, George E., Standardsville

Liquors

Lucas, J. W., Ruckersville
Lupton, J. H., Ruckersville

Millinery

Blakey, Mary & Sisters, Standardsville
Hume, M. F., Standardsville

Mills Corn and Flour

Beazley, J. & Jas. E., Standardsville
Carpenter, Chas. Ruckersville
Eheart, B. F., Dawsonville
Estes, E. L., Wetzels
Estes, L. N., Amicus
Page, Z. K., Standardsville
Plunkett, John P., Amicus
Ronkle, B. P., Standardsville
Smith, John A., Nortonsville
Sims, W. F., Ruckersville
Wilholt, Curtis, Dawsonville

Mills -- Saw

Beazlery, J. E., Standardsville
Dickenson, E. L., Wetzels
Douglass, J. M., Standardsville
Estes, E. L. & Dulaney, Wetzels
Plunkett, John, Amicus
Sims, W. F., Ruckersville

Millwrights

Wilholt, Tandy, Nortonsville

Nurserymen

Wetsel, Joseph, Ruckersville

Physicians

Beazley, R. S., Standardsville
Brooking, J., Dawsonville
Cassaday, E. C., Standardsville
Ewell, Jesse, Ruckersville
Gibbons, L. C., Standardsville
Sims, E. W., Standardsville
Stephens, J. G., Standardsville
Wood, Geo. A., Nortonsville

Saddle and Harness Makers

Daniel, John S., Standardsville
Jones, John S., Standardsville

Schools

Cedar Grove Academy, Miss Sallie H. Davis, Prin, Amicus
E......, M. A., Nortonsville
Forest Hill Academy, G. W. Shelton, Prin., Standardsville

There are 23 white and 5 colored public schools in this county. Sup't Geo. B. Jennings, Ruckersville.

Tanners

Lupton, Benjamin, Nortonsville
Ronkle, B. P., Standardsville

Undertakers

Brent, George, Standardsville
Flowers, W. F., Dawsonville
Garton, J. H., Dawsonville

Wool Dealers

Eddins, W. L., Nortonsville

Principal Farmers

Amicus--W. T. Chapman, W. B. Chapman, T. J. Chapman, Sr., B. B. Parrott, N. B. Early, Nat. Mann, Jas. Early, J. G. E. D. Davis, Dr. F. Catterton, Smith Blakey, B. P. Plunkett, E. D. Durrett, Mac Moyers, W. S. Chapman

Brayton--Smith & Deane, Jas. H. Haney, Downing Smith, Sr., Downing Smith, Jr., Bazil Haney, Jeremiah Long, Jas. A. Haney, John Shiflet, Jas. F. Offield, L. B. McMullen, Reuben Deane, Cornelius Deane, Lu & P. Haney, Milton Beazley

Dawsonville--Wm. P. Herndon, Curtis Wilhoit, C. G. Powell, A. G. Dade, J. M. Brooking, W. G. Wood, W. H. Roberts, J. M. Dawson, J. W. Harris, C. J. Poland, N. G. Herndon, H. P. Keyseear, N. B. Early.

Nortonsville--W. W. Catterton, G. L. Catterton, E. K. Catterton, G. H. Elliott, H. S. Dunn

Ruckersville--John C. Dickerson, W. W. Rucker, Tavner Marshall, Davis E. May, Nath'l B. Early, B. Herndon, Jas. R. Graves, Chas. F. Carpenter, Jas. Lucas, Benj. Rolls, Elizabeth Sims, Chas. Smith, Joseph W. Archer, D. S. Deane, J. M. Douglas, Hasten Hall, G. James Stephens, Hiram Parrott, George Shearman, John Graves, M. L. Shelton, John R. Smith, Fannie Durrus, Jas. F. Dulaney, H. G. W. Gilbert, Wm. A. Detamore, Henry Durrur, Henry Wetsel, Thos. Gilbert, Wm. E. Harlow, James Duff, Susan E. Davis, B. F. Whitelaw, Miley Shotwell.

Standardsville--J. G. Dulaney, T. J. D. Eddins, J. B. Davis, J. K. Page, Wm. B. Dorsett, Hiram Parrott, T. B. White, W. Fishback, John Moyers

Wetzel's--E. L. Estes, J. C. Estes, A. J. Gilbert, H. G. W. Gilbert, Charles E. Gilbert, Thomas H. Gilbert, Thomas H. Gilbert, Edw'd Dickenson, John O. Dickerson, B. S. Dickerson, James M. Dickerson, Jas. Dickerson, T. Marshall, R. A. Marshall, John Smith, John H. Wetzel, A. H. Dettamore, Wm. Dickerson.

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