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Hello and welcome to the Genealogy Trails website for Rappahannock 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 our original, and highly successful, Genealogy Trails Illinois 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, your data contributions. If you have data that you would like to have posted on this website, please contact me.

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You are welcome to browse the information on these pages and at the many links provided to garner the data needed to continue your research into your family history. However, Please remember that this information, in many cases, represents years of painstaking research on the part of myself, or the 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 to claim as your own. I thank you in advance for your consideration.

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A LITTLE HISTORY ON RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY VIRGINIA
Founded in 1656, Rappahannock County was formed from part of Lancaster County.  It became extinct when it was separated to form Essex County & Richmond Co, in 1692.  An act of the Virginia General Assembly in 1833, recreated Rappahannock County from Culpeper County.  The county was named for the river that divided it from Fauquier County.
MOUNTAINS
The summits of these mountains are located in this county:
Fork Mountain - Jenkins Mountain - Little Jenkins Mountain - Pickerel Ridge - Pignut Mountain - Piney Ridge
NATIONAL PROTECTED AREA - Shenandoah National Park
SURROUNDING COUNTIES
Culpeper Co VA - Fauquier Co VA - Madison Co VA - Page Co VA - Warren Co VA
TOWN - Washington
UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES
Amissville - Castleton - Chester Gap - Flint Hill - Huntly - Laurel Mills - Massies Corner
Peola Mills - Revercombs Corner - Sperryville - Wakefield Manor - Woodville


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