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History · Blue Ridge Shores

Blue Ridge Shores dates to 1960

Most of Blue Ridge Shores was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979. Below: maps from 1961 on.

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How Blue Ridge Shores began

When was Blue Ridge Shores founded?

1960

Blue Ridge Shores dates its founding to 1960 (Wikipedia’s history).

2020 census: 80166 years
Founding year: Wikipedia.

What stands out about Blue Ridge Shores’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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Blue Ridge Shores, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Blue Ridge Shores yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Blue Ridge Shores is a census-designated place (CDP) in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 801. It was built beginning in 1960 as a resort community around Lake Louisa.

Blue Ridge Shores was established in 1960. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 813 in 2010, 801 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Blue Ridge Shores on the map, 1961 to 1970

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Blue Ridge Shores. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Blue Ridge Shores on the 1961 USGS mapBlue Ridge Shores on the 1970 USGS map1961Gordonsville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Blue Ridge Shores.

Famous people

Famous people close to Blue Ridge Shores

Nobody well known was born in Blue Ridge Shores itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Zachary TaylorPresident of the United States from 1849 to 1850 · b. 1784
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Rob LoweAmerican actor · b. 1964
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Camila MendesAmerican actress · b. 1994
Richard BurrUnited States Senator from North Carolina from … · b. 1955
Alexander VandegriftUnited States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recip… · b. 1887
Billy CampbellAmerican actor · b. 1959

Questions about Blue Ridge Shores’ history

What year was Blue Ridge Shores founded?

In 1960, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.