Welcome to Gordonsville, Virginia, 22942, one of the most charming small towns in America. Once a critical rail stop and hospital for the confederacy during the Civil War and now a delightful village with a proud history and a restored Main Street that will convince you to park your car and walk up one side and down the other. Now you can visit antique shops, galleries, an ice cream shop or make reservations at a fine French restaurant or visit its world famous barbecue eatery. Gordonsville is as All American as you’ll find with flag lined streets and a Fourth of July Parade each year. Christmas in Gordonsville is especially beautiful, with one of the prettiest lighting displays in the trees along Main Street that you’ll ever see.
Gordonsville is a sleepy little town, quiet at night except when the train rolls through. It’s also a hub where Albemarle, Orange and Louisa counties adjoin and a crossroads of Routes 15, 33 and 231 which have been travelled since the time of presidents; Jefferson, Madison and Monroe who would certainly have passed through and likely stayed in Gordonsville as a matter of course. Today Gordonsville serves as a hub for the local population and farming communities of Keswick, Cismont, Somerset, and Barboursville who all share the mailing address and appreciate the convenience of its groceries and the neighborliness of its ambience.
One of the nicest parts of rural living in these parts is the opportunity to experience small town life and all its charms in towns like Gordonsville or Orange or Madison and still have the dynamic, metropolitan flair of Charlottesville and The University of Virginia equally accessible. Gordonsville, Virginia has become a destination on its own. Come take a look and see if it might be yours.