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| {{Infobox Neighborhood | | {{disambig}} |
| | name = Locust Grove
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| | location = NE Charlottesville
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| | political_district = City of Charlottesville
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| | acres = 828.8
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| | lots =
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| | elementary = [[Burnley-Moran Elementary School|Burnley-Moran]]
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| | middle = [[Buford Middle School|Buford]] and [[Walker Upper Elementary School|Walker]]
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| | high = [[Charlottesville High School|Charlottesville HS]]
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| | water = Public
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| | sewer = Public
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| | bus = Yes
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| | gated = No
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| | feature1 =
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| | feature3 =
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| | recreation1 = [[Pen Park]]
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| | recreation2 = [[Northeast Park]]
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| | recreation3 = [[Rivanna Trail]]
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| [[Locust Grove]] is a neighborhood in the Northeast corner of [[Charlottesville]]. It includes portions of the [[Rivanna Trail]], [[Park Street]], Meadowcreek, [[Northeast Park]] and [[Pen Park]]. While the neighborhood is mostly made up of single family homes, River Road and Long Street are commercial centers<ref>2006 Neighborhood Plan, http://www.charlottesville.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=4509, retrieved on 9-28-2009</ref>.
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| ==History==
| | *[[Locust Grove (house)]] |
| The neighborhood first started in the 1890s as the Locust Grove Subdivision. This history gives the neighborhood its name. However, between the 1940s and 1970s the neighborhood saw the bulk of its build out and transitioned from a rural neighborhood to suburban in this time and with the help of the 250 Bypass<ref>2006 Neighborhood Plan, http://www.charlottesville.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=4509, retrieved on 9-28-2009</ref>.
| | *[[Locust Grove (neighborhood)]] |
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| ==Boundaries==
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| The borders of the neighborhood are the 250 Bypass, [[Rivanna River]], the border with [[Albemarle County]], and Schenks Branch
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| ==Notes==
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| <references/>
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| ==External links==
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| *http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Locust-Grove-Charlottesville-VA.html
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| ==Surrounding neighborhoods==
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| {{Geographic location
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| |Center=Locust Grove
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| |South=[[Martha Jefferson]]
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| |North=[[Albemarle County]]
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| |West=[[Greenbrier]]
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| |Southwest=[[North Downtown]]
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| |East=[[Albemarle County]]
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| |Southeast=[[Woolen Mills]]
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| }}
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| [[Category: Charlottesville neighborhoods]]
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