Barboursville is an unincorporated community in Albemarle

Albemarle County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 79,236 people, 31,876 households, and 21,070 families residing in the county. The population density was 110 people per square mile . There were 33,720 housing units at an average density of 47 per square mile...

 and Orange

Orange County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 25,881 people, 10,150 households, and 7,470 families residing in the county. The population density was 76 people per square mile . There were 11,354 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...

 counties in the U.S. state

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 of Virginia

Virginia

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. Barboursville is famous for being the birthplace of renowned American

United States

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 military commander and President

President of the United States

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 Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor

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. It is also famous for the location of Barboursville

Barboursville (James Barbour)

Barboursville is the ruin of the estate of former U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of War, and Virginia Governor James Barbour, located in Barboursville, Virginia, on the grounds of Barboursville Vineyards. The house was designed by Barbour's friend and political ally, Thomas Jefferson...

, the home of James Barbour

James Barbour

James Barbour was an American lawyer, amember and speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, the 18th Governor of Virginia, the first Governor to reside in the current Virginia Governor's Mansion, a U.S. Senator from 1814–1825, and the United States Secretary of War from 1825-1828.Barbour was a...

, the 19th Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, after which the community is named. The ruins of his home are now on land owned by one of the Piedmont region's wineries, Barboursville Vineyards

Barboursville Vineyards

Barboursville Vineyards is a winery located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the unincorporated town of Barboursville, Virginia. It is located within both the Virginia and Monticello viticultural areas.-History:...

.

The Albemarle County portion of Barboursville is part of the Charlottesville

Charlottesville, Virginia

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 Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The community is located at the intersection of VA 20 and US 33. Former Associate Justice Cruz Reynoso

Cruz Reynoso

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 of the Supreme Court of California

Supreme Court of California

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was badly injured in a car crash, along with his wife Elaine, at that intersection on June 20, 2010.