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Fairfax
County Virginia
A Proud Member of the Genealogy Trails Group
Committed
to Providing FREE Genealogical Data For All!
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Hello
and welcome to the Genealogy Trails website for Fairfax County
Virginia. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through
time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it
online for the free use of all researchers. This is a
continuation of original and highly successful Illinois Genealogy
Trails, History and Genealogy Project, and we are excited about this
opportunity to expand into other states. We welcome your feedback
and comments, and of course, any data contributions you might
have. If you have data that you would like posted on this
website, please contact me.
We're looking for people who share our dedication to putting data
online and who are interested in helping this project be as successful
as our Illinois websites are. If you think you might be
interested in joining our group, please view our Volunteer
Page for
further information and instructions.
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You are welcome to browse the information on these pages and the many
links provided, to build data needed to continue your research.
Please remember that this information, in many cases, represents years
of painstaking research by many generous volunteers who have donated
their information to this site. You can show your respect for these
efforts by not taking things to use on other websites, and/or claiming
such as your own. Thank you in advance for your consideration.
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Fairfax County was formed in 1742, from the northern part of Prince
William County. It was named for Thomas Fairfax, the 6th Lord
Fairfax of Cameron, proprietor of the Northern Neck. The oldest
settlements in Fairfax County were located along the Potomac
River. George Washington Settled in Fairfax County and built his
home, Mount Vernon, facing the river.
The home of George Mason, Gunston hall, is
located nearby. Modern Fort Belvoir is partly located on the
estate of Belvoir Manor, built by William Fairfax, along the
Potomac. The only member of British nobility to ever reside in
the colonies, Thomas Fairfax, lived at Belvoir before he moved to the
Shenandoah Valley. The Belvoir mansion was destroyed by fire
right after the Revolutionary War in 1783.
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Located near Washington D C, Fairfax County was important in the Civil
War. The Battle of Chantilly, or Ox Hill, during the same
campaign as the 2nd Battle of Bull Run, was fought in this
county. Bull Run is located on the border between Fairfax and
Prince William County. For most of the Civil War, Union troops
occupied the county although the majority of the people remained
sympathetic to the Confederacy.
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INCORPORATED TOWNS:
Clifton - Herndon - Vienna
INDEPENDENT CITIES
Falls Church - Fairfax
COUNTY SEAT:
Fairfax
UNINCORPORATED
CENSUS DESIGNATED PLACES
Annandale - Bailey's Crossroads - Belle Haven - Burke - Centreville -
Chantilly - Dunn Loring
Fort Belvoir - Fort Hunt - Franconia - Great Falls - Groveton -
Huntingdon - Hybla Valley
Idylwood - Jefferson - Lake Barcroft - Lincolnia - Lorton - Mantua -
McLean - Merrifield - Mount Vernon
Newington - North Springfield - Oakton - Pimmit Hills - Reston - Rose
Hill - Seven Corners
Springfield - Tysons Corner - West Springfield - Wolf Trap
OTHER LOCALITIES
Accotink - Arcturus - Barkers Crossroads - Blevinstown - Browns Mill -
Butts Corner - Cobbs Corner
Colchester - Colchester Hunt - Comptons Corner - Cooktown - Crowells
Corner - Culmore
Donovans Corner - Doveville - Dranesville - Fair Lakes - Fairfax
Station - Farrs Corner - Five Forks
Four Corners - Hattontown - Jermantown - Kings Park - Kingstowne -
Langley - Less Corner
Lewinsville - Lewis Park - Makleys Corner - Mason Neck - Matildaville -
New Alexandria - Oak Hill
Odricks Corner - Pohick - Schneider Crossroads - Shady Oak -
Strathmeade Springs
Sunset Hills - Uniontown - Virginia Hills - Westhampton
NOTABLE PEOPLE
Politicians: Katherine Hanley - Jim Webb - Tom Davis - John Warner
Astronaut: Catherine Coleman
Sports: Eric Barton - Andy Heck - Brian Kendrick - Javier Lopez - Keith
Allen Lyle
Scott Norwood - Eddie Royal - Joe Saunders - Chris Warren - Michael
Weiss - Kate Ziegler
Entertainers: Lauren Graham - Dave Grohl - Jason Sudeikis
Union Army General: John Davidson
American Spy - Robert Hanssen (sold secrets to USSR/Russia)
Murderer - Cho Seung-hui (Virginia Tech Massacre)
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