It included " all the land in Virginia between the Rappahannock and the Potomac rivers ", an old grant from King Charles II which overlapped and included Frederick County.

* Rappahannock County, Virginia-southeast

Stafford County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and just across the Rappahannock River from the City of Fredericksburg.

It is bounded on the north by the Rappahannock and Rapidan rivers, the independent city of Fredericksburg ( all of which were part of the area's early history ), and the counties of Stafford and Culpeper ; on the south by the North Anna River and its impoundment, Lake Anna, and by the counties of Hanover and Louisa ; on the west by Orange County and Culpeper County ; and on the east by Caroline County.

Rappahannock County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A first Rappahannock County was founded 1656 from part of Lancaster County, and became extinct in 1692 when it was separated to form Essex County and Richmond County.

The currently existing Rappahannock County was founded by an act of the Virginia General Assembly in 1833, based on the growing population's need to have better access to a county seat.

Rappahannock county was named for the river that separates it from Fauquier County.

The Rappahannock River forms the northeastern boundary and separates Rappahannock County from Fauquier County.

Rappahannock County is bounded on the southeast by Culpeper County and on the southwest by Madison County.

The summits of the following mountains are located within Rappahannock County:

U. S. Route 211 as it passes through Rappahannock County ; the Blue Ridge Mountains can be seen in the distance

The County is bounded by the Rappahannock River to the north, by the Chesapeake Bay to the east, by the Piankatank River and Dragon Run Swamp to the southwest, and by Essex County to the northwest.

* Rappahannock District, named after tribe and river

* Shenrapawa District: serves Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, and Warren counties in Virginia

89, divided Virginia into three judicial districts: the District of Virginia, which included the counties west of the Tidewater and south of the Rappahannock River ; the District of Norfolk, which included the Tidewater counties south of the Rappahannock ; and the District of Potomac, which included the counties north and east of the Rappahannock as well as Maryland counties along the Potomac.

89, divided Virginia into three judicial districts: the District of Virginia, which included the counties west of the Tidewater and south of the Rappahannock River ; the District of Norfolk, which included the Tidewater counties south of the Rappahannock ; and the District of Potomac, which included the counties north and east of the Rappahannock as well as Maryland counties along the Potomac.

That District consisted of King George County, Lancaster County, Northumberland County, Richmond County, Stafford County and Westmoreland County, which cover the area between the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers.

The Department of the Rappahannock was formed April 4, 1862, from the original I Corps of the Army of the Potomac, to control the area east of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Potomac River, the Fredricksburg and Richmond Rail Road and the District of Columbia expanded to include the area between the Potomac and Patuxent Rivers.

The county is located between the Rappahannock River and Potomac River.

To the east, almost to Stingray Point, the Village of Deltaville is situated on State Route 33 between the mouths of the Rappahannock and Piankatank Rivers.

It is located near the mouth of the Rappahannock River.

Rappahannock General Hospital is in Kilmarnock, it is the only hospital on the Northern Neck.

It is bounded on the south by the Rappahannock River across which lie Caroline and Essex Counties ; on the east by Westmoreland County and on the west by Stafford County.

Shenandoah Area Council headquarters is in Winchester, Virginia and serves Scouts in Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, and Warren counties in Virginia and Berkeley, Morgan and Jefferson Counties in West Virginia.

The name honored Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, who was proprietor of the Northern Neck, a vast domain north of the Rappahannock River ; his territory was then defined as stretching from Chesapeake Bay to what is now Hampshire County, West Virginia.

Washington is a town in Rappahannock County, Virginia.

It is also the county seat of Rappahannock County.

Situated on the north bank of the Rappahannock River at the falls, the community is north of and opposite the city of Fredericksburg.

It is located near the mouth of the Rappahannock River and is located within the Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace American Viticultural Area winemaking appellation.

This peninsula is bounded by the Potomac River on the north and the Rappahannock River on the south.

This peninsula is bounded by the Rappahannock River on the north and the York River on the south.

Tappahannock is a thriving community on the Rappahannock River, and Urbanna has a small but prosperous tourism industry.

VRE is owned by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission.

The hands-on, skill-based, inside / outside curriculum is based on using the school's location on the Rappahannock River, in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

The Rappahannock River is a river in eastern Virginia, in the United States, approximately in length.

Its right flank, under Maj. Gen. Franz Sigel, was positioned at Sperryville on the Blue Ridge Mountains, its center, under Maj. Gen Nathaniel P. Banks, was located at Little Washington and its left flank under Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell was at Falmouth on the Rappahannock River.

* Rappahannock County ( 1656 – 1692 ) divided into Essex County and Richmond County ( not to be confused with the current capital city of the same name located elsewhere in Virginia ) ( also not to be confused with the current Rappahannock County, founded in 1833, located in the northwestern portion of the state )

Hite v. Fairfax, ( Original Case Citation: 4 Call 42 ) 8 Va. 42 ( 1786 ) was a case decided by the Supreme Court of Virginia that upheld the original title of land granted to Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron over what was known as the Northern Neck of Virginia, a large tract of land located between the headwaters of the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers claimed by Joist Hite.

The site is located in Stafford County, Virginia, along the northern bank of the Rappahannock River, across from the city of Fredericksburg.

George Washington spent much of his childhood in the lower part of the county on his family's home, Ferry Farm, along the Rappahannock River across from Fredericksburg.

For the first time, he revealed his intentions to transport the Army of the Potomac by ship to Urbanna, Virginia, on the Rappahannock River, outflanking the Confederate forces near Washington, and proceeding overland to capture Richmond.

The Confederate forces under General Joseph E. Johnston withdrew from their positions before Washington, assuming new positions south of the Rappahannock, which completely nullified the Urbanna strategy.

On January 12, 1862, McClellan revealed his intentions to transport the Army of the Potomac by ship to Urbanna, Virginia, on the Rappahannock River, outflanking the Confederate forces near Washington, and proceeding overland to capture Richmond.

Before McClellan could implement his plans, the Confederate forces under General Joseph E. Johnston withdrew from their positions before Washington, assuming new positions south of the Rappahannock, which completely nullified the Urbanna strategy.

The U. S. Highways follow a four-lane divided highway past Rediviva to the Rappahannock County seat of Washington.

They married in Washington D. C. in 1990 and soon thereafter moved to Flint Hill, Rappahannock County, Virginia.

Fitzhugh was a friend and colleague of George Washington, whose family's farm was just down the Rappahannock River from Chatham.

He also created the myth that Washington threw a silver dollar more than 300 feet across the Rappahannock River.

Its namesake was a free ferry that crossed the Rappahannock River on Washington land — the family did not own or operate it.

The Washington-era farm, then referred to by others as the Washington Farm and by the Washington's as the Home Farm, had a 1½-story central-passage house, two rooms deep, perched atop a bluff on the Rappahannock River.

It has also been claimed to be the site where George Washington " threw a silver dollar across the Rappahannock River.