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Fauquier County, Virginia

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
69historic places
—earliest paper
1759formed
72,972pop. 2020
24cemeteries
11CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 69 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1972. Most listings are in or near Warrenton, Delaplane, Marshall.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Virginia is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Fauquier titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

8 of 69 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

69 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
AshleighDelaplaneBuilding1973
Ashville Historic DistrictMarshallDistrict2004
Atoka Historic DistrictAtokaDistrict2004
Auburn BattlefieldCatlettDistrict2011
Belle GroveDelaplaneBuilding2006
Blue Ridge FarmUppervilleBuilding2006
BrentmoorWarrentonBuilding1978
Bristersburg Historic DistrictBristersburgDistrict2009
Broad Run-Little Georgetown Rural Historic DistrictBroad RunDistrict2016
Burrland Farm Historic DistrictMiddleburgDistrict1997
Calverton Historic DistrictCalvertonDistrict2010
Carters Run Rural Historic DistrictMarshallDistrict2014
Casanova Historic DistrictCasanovaDistrict2005
Catlett Historic DistrictCatlettDistrict2008
Cromwell's Run Rural Historic DistrictRectortownDistrict2008
Cromwell's Run Rural Historic District (Boundary Increase)AtokaDistrict2008
Crooked Run Valley Rural Historic DistrictParisDistrict2004
DakotaWarrentonBuilding2005
DeerfieldUppervilleDistrict2019
Delaplane Historic DistrictDelaplaneDistrict2004
GalemontBroad RunBuilding2012
Germantown Archeological SitesMidlandSite1982
Green PasturesMiddleburgDistrict2002
Heflin's StoreLittle GeorgetownBuilding2004
Hollow, TheMarkhamBuilding2004
HopefieldWarrentonDistrict2009
Hume Historic DistrictHumeDistrict2008
Little River Rural Historic DistrictThe PlainsDistrict2014
LorettaWarrentonBuilding1993
Markham Historic DistrictMarkhamDistrict2005
Marshall Historic DistrictMarshallDistrict2007
Marshall's, John, Leeds Manor Rural Historic DistrictMarkhamDistrict2007
MelroseCasanovaBuilding1983
Midland Historic DistrictMidlandDistrict2019
Mill HouseMiddleburgBuilding1984
MonterosaWarrentonBuilding1991
Morgantown Historic DistrictMarshallDistrict2004
MorvenMarkhamBuilding2002
Mount HopeNew BaltimoreBuilding2006
Mt. Bleak-Skye Farm (030-0283)DelaplaneDistrict2004
New Baltimore Historic DistrictNew BaltimoreDistrict2004
North WalesWarrentonDistrict1999
Number 18 School in MarshallMarshallBuilding1997
Oak HillDelaplaneBuilding1973
OakleyUppervilleBuilding1983
Oaks, TheWarrentonDistrict2002
OakwoodWarrentonDistrict2016
Old DentonThe PlainsBuilding2012
Old Fauquier County JailWarrentonBuilding1978
Orlean Historic DistrictOrleanDistrict2009
ParadiseWarrentonBuilding2014
Paris Historic DistrictParisDistrict2007
Rectortown Historic DistrictRectortownDistrict2004
Remington Historic DistrictRemingtonDistrict2005
Silver Hill Baptist Church and SchoolBealetonBuilding2022
St. James Baptist Church and CemeteryBealetonBuilding2021
Sumerduck Historic DistrictSumerduckDistrict2009
The Plains Historic DistrictThe Plains2014
Upperville Colt and Horse Show GroundsUppervilleBuilding2022
Upperville Historic District (Additional Documentation)UppervilleDistrict1972
Vint Hill Farms Station Historic DistrictWarrentonDistrict2021
Warrenton Historic District (Additional Documentation)WarrentonDistrict1983
Warrenton Historic District (Boundary Increase)WarrentonDistrict2024
WavelandMarshallBuilding2004
WaverlyMiddleburgBuilding1979
WestonCasanovaBuilding1996
WoodsideDelaplaneBuilding2009
Yew Hill-Robert Ashby's Tavern-Shacklett's TavernDelaplaneBuilding2005
Yorkshire HouseWarrentonBuilding2005

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Fauquier was formed in 1759 (1759-05-01) from Prince William.

FAUQUIER created from PRINCE WILLIAM.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Fauquier County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).

73k45k18k179018001840188019101920196020002020
17901800182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
17,89221,32923,10321,89721,70622,99323,37421,86921,03921,24824,06635,88955,13972,972

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

24 cemeteries and 1 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 24 of 24 listed
NameLatLon
Beulah Cemetery38.78984-77.70999
Calvary Gospel Cemetery38.91799-77.91874
Carter Cemetery38.83456-77.91638
Cedar Grove Cemetery38.58125-77.76835
Colvin Cemetery38.6604-77.62138
Cool Spring Cemetery38.89983-77.92666
Embrey Cemetery38.45609-77.72562
Emmanuel Cemetery38.89983-77.91194
Georgetown Cemetery38.82484-77.73055
Hardscrabble Cemetery38.88122-78.08583
Hearts Delight Cemetery38.56873-77.56638
Hollywood Cemetery38.55421-77.81069
Ivy Hill Cemetery38.99177-77.87249
Leeds Cemetery38.85067-77.99694
Midland Cemetery38.5973-77.73787
Midland Church of the Bretheren Cemetery38.60457-77.72523
Orlean Cemetery38.75928-77.95972
Poorhouse Cemetery38.7965-77.90722
Poplar Forks Cemetery38.70012-77.73221
Remington Cemetery38.54198-77.814
Rockland Cemetery38.86955-78.07111
Saint James Baptist Church Cemetery38.59039-77.81086
Thumbn Run Cemetery38.79706-77.94527
Warrenton Cemetery38.71273-77.80045
Historical populated places — 1 of 1
NameLatLon
Glendale38.819-77.90111

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Civil War battlefields nearby

ABPP

American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.

BattlefieldStudy acresDist.Site ID
Buckland Mills2,19612.5 kmVA042
Auburn1,45712.8 kmVA039
Thoroughfare Gap2,57014.4 kmVA025
Rappahannock Station4,05623.1 kmVA023
Bristoe Station5,57823.3 kmVA040
Rappahannock Station3,33324.0 kmVA043
Middleburg57125.5 kmVA037
Brandy Station13,91427.2 kmVA035
Upperville25727.9 kmVA038
Kelly'S Ford3,12328.3 kmVA029
Aldie1,12830.1 kmVA036

Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).

Historical markers

HMdb link

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