The Samuel W. Anderson family–as well as the Blains, Maxwells, Thurmonds, and Lyons–all refer to an area known as “Rich Cove.” From what I can tell from their property deeds in the late 1700s and early 1800s, it was an area south of Charlottesville, Virginia just off of Rt. 29. The property is in Albemarle County, but it is very close to the border of Nelson County.
Several deeds mention Cove Creek and Hickory Creek as boundaries, and I’ve marked these on the first map.
Another map gives this view of the area known as “Rich Cove,” shown by the red marker:
