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Fredericksburg city, Virginia

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29historic places
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1902formed
27,982pop. 2020
7cemeteries
9CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 29 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 3 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Fredericksburg (Independent City), Fredericksburg, Fredricksburg.

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 Fredericksburg city titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

11 of 29 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

29 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
BraeheadFredericksburg (Independent City)Building2000
BromptonFredericksburg (Independent City)Building1979
Carl'sFredericksburg (Independent City)Building2005
Chimneys, TheFredericksburg (Independent City)Building1975
ElmhurstFredericksburg (Independent City)Building2008
Fall Hill Avenue Medical Historic DistrictFredericksburgDistrict2025
Farmers Bank of FredericksburgFredericksburg (Independent City)Building1983
Federal HillFredericksburg (Independent City)Building1975
Fredericksburg Gun Manufactory SiteFredericksburg (Independent City)Site1978
Fredericksburg Historic DistrictFredericksburg (Independent City)District1971
Fredericksburg Town Hall and Market SquareFredericksburg (Independent City)Building1994
Fredericksburg and Confederate CemeteryFredericksburg (Independent City)Site2019
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military ParkFredericksburg (Independent City)Building1966
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military ParkFredericksburg (Independent City)Building2019
IdlewildFredericksburgSite2009
Kenmore NHLFredericksburg (Independent City)Building1969
Lewis Store, TheFredericksburg (Independent City)Building2013
Matthew Fontaine Maury SchoolFredericksburg (Independent City)Building2007
Monroe Law Office NHLFredericksburg (Independent City)Building1966
Presbyterian Church of FredericksburgFredericksburg (Independent City)Building1984
Rising Sun Tavern NHLFredericksburg (Independent City)Building1966
Rowe HouseFredericksburgBuilding2008
Sentry BoxFredericksburg (Independent City)Building1992
Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site)Fredericksburg (Independent City)Building2015
SligoFredricksburgBuilding2019
St. George's Episcopal ChurchFredericksburgBuilding2019
Walker-Grant SchoolFredericksburg (Independent City)Building1998
Washington Avenue Historic DistrictFredericksburg (Independent City)District2002
Washington, Mary, HouseFredericksburg (Independent City)Building1975

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Fredericksburg (Ic) was formed in 1902 (1902-07-10) from unknown / original county.

Fredericksburg made an independent city from SPOTSYLVANIA.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Fredericksburg city population from 1900 to 2020 (Census historical series).

28k17k5,06819001920196020002020
19001920194019501960198020002020
5,0685,88210,06612,15813,63915,32219,27927,982

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

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

SiteTypeDist.
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military ParkNational Military Park9.5 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

7 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 7 of 7 listed
NameLatLon
Fredericksburg Confederate Cemetery38.30259-77.4672
Fredericksburg National Cemetery38.29278-77.46909
Fredericksburg National Cemetery38.29285-77.46919
Masonic Cemetery38.30213-77.46156
Oak Hill Cemetery38.29414-77.49082
Saint George's Episcopal Church Cemetery38.30275-77.45998
Shiloh Cemetery38.30526-77.47144

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
Fredericksburg11,9201.6 kmVA034
Salem Church7,9472.7 kmVA033
Fredericksburg15,2623.9 kmVA028
Chancellorsville21,86313.8 kmVA032
Spotsylvania Court House20,47115.9 kmVA048
Aquia Creek2,55218.6 kmVA002
Wilderness13,17322.6 kmVA046
Mine Run15,50730.5 kmVA044
Kelly'S Ford3,12334.7 kmVA029

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

Historical markers

HMdb link

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