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The Six Nations ceded the entire region including modern Fauquier to Virginia Colony at the Treaty of Albany, in 1722. Fauquier County was established on May 1, 1759, from Prince William County. It is named for Francis Fauquier, [5] Lieutenant Governor of Virginia at the time, who won the land in a poker game, according to legend.
Warrenton is a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. [8] It is the county seat.The population was 10,057 as of the 2020 census, [9] [10] an increase from 9,611 at the 2010 census [11] and 6,670 at the 2000 census. [6]
Warrenton Historic District is a national historic district located at Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia.When originally listed, it encompassed 288 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of the county seat of Warrenton.
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Bealeton is located in southwestern Fauquier County. U.S. Route 17 leads north 10 miles (16 km) to Warrenton, the county seat, and southeast 27 miles (43 km) to Fredericksburg. VA 28 leads northeast 20 miles (32 km) to Manassas and southwest 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to U.S. Routes 29 and 15, which lead an additional 13 miles (21 km) to Culpeper.
New Baltimore is 2 miles (3 km) southwest of the border between Prince William County and Fauquier County. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Broken Hill, 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Warrenton, the Fauquier County seat, and 6 miles (10 km) west of Gainesville. The major road in the community remains Lee Highway, U.S. Route 15/29. Another important ...
Markham Historic District is a national historic district located at Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia.It encompasses 44 contributing buildings and 4 contributing sites in the rural villages of Farrowsville and Markham.
Sumerduck Historic District is a national historic district located at Sumerduck, Fauquier County, Virginia.It encompasses 19 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the rural hamlet of Sumerduck.