page_title: Greene County, Virginia
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Greene County, Virginia / History
caption_attribution_description: Nathanael Greene (May 27, 1742 – June 19, 1786)
context_page_description: Greene County is a county in Virginia in the eastern United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,403. Its county seat is Stanardsville.
  Greene County is part of the Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
context_section_description: Greene County was established in 1838 from Orange County. The county is named for American Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene.
  A major incident occurred on October 24, 1979, when a natural gas main ruptured, causing an explosion. The resulting fire destroyed the bell tower of the county courthouse and county office building. However, quick action by the firemen on the scene saved the county records which were secured in the vault.
caption: Nathanael Greene, for whom the county was named
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