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Loudoun County, Virginia

Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.

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—digitized titles
102historic places
—earliest paper
1757formed
420,959pop. 2020
51cemeteries
7CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 102 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 8 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Leesburg, Middleburg, Purcellville.

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 Loudoun titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

19 of 102 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

102 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Aldie Mill Historic DistrictAldieDistrict1970
Amos-Goodin HousePurcellvilleBuilding2017
Arcola Elementary SchoolSterlingBuilding2013
Arcola Slave QuartersArcolaBuilding2008
Ashburn Presbyterian ChurchLeesburgBuilding1999
Ball's Bluff Battlefield Historic District and National Cemetery NHLLeesburgDistrict1984
BelmontAshburnBuilding1980
BentonMiddleburgBuilding1984
Bluemont Historic DistrictBluemontDistrict1984
Broad Run Bridge and TollhouseSterlingDistrict1970
Brown-Koerner HousePurcellvilleDistrict2016
CarlheimLeesburgBuilding1979
Catoctin Creek Bridge (Additional Documentation)WaterfordStructure1974
Clapham's FerryLeesburgBuilding1997
Cleremont FarmUppervilleBuilding1997
CrednalMiddleburgBuilding2011
Douglass High SchoolLeesburgBuilding1992
Ebenezer Baptist ChurchesBloomfieldBuilding1994
EllwoodLeesburgBuilding2004
ExeterLeesburgBuilding1973
Fair OaksAldieDistrict2014
Farmer's DelightLeithtownBuilding1973
Fleetwood FarmArcolaBuilding1991
Francis-Gulick MillLeesburgSite2006
Furr FarmAldieDistrict2012
Glebe of Shelburne ParishLincolnBuilding1975
Goose Creek Historic DistrictLincolnDistrict1982
Goose Creek Meetinghouse ComplexLincolnBuilding1974
Goose Creek Stone BridgeAtokaStructure1974
Green GardenUppervilleBuilding2007
Hamilton Masonic LodgeHamiltonBuilding1999
Hibbs BridgeMountvilleStructure2011
Hillsboro Historic DistrictHillsboroDistrict1979
Hillsboro Historic District (Boundary Increase)HillsboroDistrict2010
Home FarmLeesburgBuilding2007
Hough, Bernard, HouseHillsboroBuilding2021
HuntlandMiddleburgBuilding2013
James FarmPurcellvilleDistrict2019
JaneliaAshburnBuilding1987
Janney HouseHamiltonBuilding2004
Ketoctin Baptist ChurchRound HillBuilding2003
Leesburg Historic DistrictLeesburgDistrict1970
Leesburg Historic District (Boundary Increase)LeesburgDistrict2002
Little River Turnpike BridgeAldieStructure2014
LlangollenUppervilleDistrict2017
Locust GrovePurcellvilleBuilding2007
Loudoun Agricultural and Mechanical InstituteAldieBuilding1982
Loudoun County Courthouse NHLLeesburg
Loudoun County Courthouse NHLLeesburg
Lovettsville Historic DistrictLovettsvilleDistrict2012
Lucketts SchoolLeesburgBuilding1993
Marshall, Gen. George C., House NHLLeesburgBuilding1996
Middleburg Historic DistrictMiddleburgDistrict1982
Mitchell, Gen. William, House NHLMiddleburgBuilding1976
Morven ParkLeesburgBuilding1975
Mount Zion Old School Baptist Church-VDHR 53-339AldieBuilding1998
Mt. Olive Methodist Episcopal ChurchLeesburgBuilding2005
Much HaddamMiddleburgBuilding1990
Murray HillLeesburgDistrict2014
Myrtle Hall FarmBluemontBuilding2006
Nichols, Edward, HouseLeesburgBuilding1987
Oak Hill NHLLeesburgBuilding1966
Oakham FarmMiddleburgDistrict2016
Oatlands NHLLeesburgBuilding1969
Oatlands Historic DistrictLeesburgDistrict1974
Old Stone Church Archeological Site (44LD376)LeesburgSite1989
Old Welbourne Farm and Dulany Family CemeteryBluemontDistrict2014
Paeonian Springs Historic DistrictPaeonian SpringsDistrict2006
Philomont Historic DistrictPhilomontDistrict2023
Purcellville Historic DistrictPurcellvilleDistrict2007
Purcellville Train StationPurcellvilleBuilding2010
Red Fox InnMiddleburgBuilding1997
Rich Bottom FarmPurcellvilleBuilding1997
Rock Hill FarmBluemontDistrict2009
Rock Spring FarmLeesburgBuilding2002
RocklandLeesburgBuilding1987
RokebyLeesburgBuilding1976
Rose Hill FarmUppervilleBuilding1994
Round Hill Historic DistrictRound HillDistrict2009
Shiloh Baptist ChurchMiddleburgBuilding2017
Sleepy Hollow FarmLeesburgBuilding2007
Smith, William, HouseHamiltonBuilding2003
Snickersville TurnpikeBluemontStructure2022
Spring Hill FarmHamiltonBuilding2005
StokeAldieDistrict2015
Sunnyside FarmHamiltonBuilding1994
Taylorstown Historic DistrictTaylorstownDistrict1978
Taylorstown Historic District (Boundary Increase)TaylorstownDistrict2005
Temple HallLeesburgDistrict2007
The Tabernacle-Fireman's FieldPurcellvilleBuilding2010
Union Street SchoolLeesburgBuilding2023
Unison Battlefield Historic DistrictUnisonDistrict2011
Unison Historic DistrictMiddleburgDistrict2003
Vandeventer, Dr. Joseph, HouseLeesburgBuilding2022
Vestal's Gap Road and Lanesville Historic DistrictSterlingDistrict2000
Virts, William, HouseWaterfordBuilding2011
Waterford Historic District NHLWaterfordDistrict1969
WaverlyLeesburgBuilding1983
WelbourneMiddleburgBuilding1972
Willisville Historic DistrictMiddleburgDistrict2019
WoodburnLeesburgBuilding1976
WoodgroveRound HillBuilding2002

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Loudoun was formed in 1757 (1757-07-01) from Fairfax.

LOUDOUN created from FAIRFAX.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

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

421k220k19k179018001840188019101920196020002020
17901800182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
18,96220,52322,70220,43121,77423,63421,94820,57720,29121,14724,54957,427169,599420,959

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.
Appalachian National Scenic TrailNational Scenic Trail28.0 km
Harpers Ferry National Historical ParkPark unit28.1 km
Monocacy National BattlefieldPark unit38.2 km

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

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

51 cemeteries and 5 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 51 of 51 listed
NameLatLon
African American Burial Ground for the Enslaved at Belmont39.07918-77.49948
African Methodist Episcopal Cemetery39.27622-77.63905
Aldie Presbyterian Cemetery38.97452-77.64271
Allen Cemetery38.98539-77.57421
Arnold Grove Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery39.19844-77.7161
Ashburn Presbyterian Cemetery39.03821-77.4849
Ball's Bluff National Cemetery39.1319-77.52754
Belmont Chapel Cemetery39.06927-77.48443
Belmont Plantation Cemetery39.06935-77.49109
Bethel United Methodist Cemetery39.2069-77.55882
Broad Run Church Cemetery39.01817-77.51545
Catoctin Free Church Cemetery39.16274-77.64527
Craven Family Cemetery39.02462-77.4806
Ebenezer Cemetery39.059-77.81083
Ebenezer United Methodist Cemetery39.29592-77.71953
Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery38.96941-77.73395
Emmanuel Middleburg Memorial Cemetery38.96941-77.73395
Fairfax Quaker Meeting House Cemetery39.18553-77.60606
Faith Chapel Cemetery39.22317-77.5175
Furnace Mountain Presbyterian Cemetery39.25649-77.54277
Goose Creek Burying Ground39.11275-77.69603
Harmony United Methodist Cemetery39.13344-77.65499
Hillsboro United Methodist Cemetery39.19677-77.71916
Ish Family Cemetery38.9565-77.62138
Ketoctin Cemetery39.15705-77.75027
Lakeview Cemetery39.13983-77.66416
Lovettsville Union Cemetery39.25815-77.63777
Memorial Cemetery38.96851-77.7333
Mount Hope Cemetery39.00998-77.53171
Mount Olive Cemetery39.11479-77.69719
Mount Olivet United Methodist Cemetery39.28176-77.67554
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery39.22204-77.55832
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery38.949-77.64249
Mount Zion Cemetery38.96393-77.61011
Mount Zion Community Cemetery39.11822-77.56648
New Valley Baptist Cemetery39.21875-77.54635
Old Lovettsville Cemetery39.27349-77.63926
Rehoboth Church Cemetery39.22703-77.64883
Saint James Episcopal Cemetery39.11756-77.56599
Saint James Reformed Cemetery39.27037-77.62971
Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery39.26765-77.72649
Salem Cemetery39.22646-77.74061
Sharon Cemetery38.96927-77.73055
Solon Cemetery38.96585-77.74337
South Fork Meeting House Cemetery39.0265-77.80194
Springwood Cemetery39.14401-77.54649
Sterling Cemetery39.0063-77.41943
Tippett's Hill Cemetery39.00033-77.4377
Umbaugh Cemetery39.2194-77.54848
Union Cemetery39.12164-77.56517
Waterford Union of Churches Cemetery39.18563-77.60812
Historical populated places — 5 of 5
NameLatLon
Daysville39.02983-77.40804
Nokesville39.0222-77.41056
Sunny Bank38.98344-77.71527
Trammeltown39.06677-77.6386
Willard38.94185-77.45049

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
Balls Bluff8011.1 kmVA006
Aldie1,12811.2 kmVA036
Middleburg57116.6 kmVA037
Cool Spring5,74422.2 kmVA114
Upperville25722.9 kmVA038
Thoroughfare Gap2,57027.4 kmVA025
Harpers Ferry7,19128.8 kmWV010

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

Historical markers

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