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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Rappahannock County is a county located in the northern Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, US, adjacent to Shenandoah National Park. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 7,348. Its county seat is Washington. The name "Rappahannock" comes from the Algonquian word lappihanne (also noted as toppehannock), meaning "river of quick, rising water" or "where the tide ebbs and flows." The county is included in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1833 | County formed from Culpeper Co. | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1833 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1833 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1833 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1833 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1840 | 9,257
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1850 | 9,782
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1860 | 8,850
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1870 | 8,261
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1880 | 9,291
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1890 | 8,678
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1900 | 8,843
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1910 | 8,044
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1920 | 8,070
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1930 | 7,717
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1940 | 7,208
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1950 | 6,112
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1960 | 5,368
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1970 | 5,199
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1980 | 6,093
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1990 | 6,622
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