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Bethel Builders, LLC is your new home builder in Fauquier County, Virginia.

FauquierĀ /fɔĖĖˆkÉŖər/Ā is aĀ countyĀ in theĀ CommonwealthĀ ofĀ Virginia. As of theĀ 2010 census, the population was 65,203.

Ā TheĀ county seatĀ isĀ Warrenton.[2]

Fauquier County is inĀ Northern VirginiaĀ and is a part of theĀ Washington metropolitan area. The county is one of the fastest-growing andĀ highest-income counties in the United States.

History[edit]

Portrait of Francis Fauquier, for whom Fauquier County was named

In 1608, the first European to explore in the vicinity,Ā Captain John Smith, reported that the Whonkentia (a subgroup of theĀ Siouan-speakingĀ ManahoacĀ tribe) inhabited the area. The Manahoac were forced out around 1670 by theĀ IroquoisĀ (Seneca), who did not resettle the area.[3]Ā TheĀ ConoyĀ camped briefly nearĀ The Plains, from 1697 to 1699.[4]Ā The Six Nations ceded the entire region including modern Fauquier toĀ Virginia ColonyĀ at the Treaty of Albany, in 1722.

Fauquier County was established on May 1, 1759, fromĀ Prince William County. It is named forĀ Francis Fauquier,[5]Ā Lieutenant Governor of VirginiaĀ at the time, who won the land in a poker game, according to legend.

American Civil WarĀ battles in Fauquier County included (in order) theĀ First Battle of Rappahannock Station, theĀ Battle of Thoroughfare Gap, theĀ Battle of Kelly’s Ford, theĀ Battle of Aldie, theĀ Battle of Middleburg, theĀ Battle of Upperville, theĀ FirstĀ andĀ Second Battle of Auburn, theĀ Battle of Buckland Mills, and theĀ Second Battle of Rappahannock Station.

Geography[edit]

Fauquier and adjacent counties

According to theĀ U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 651 square miles (1,690Ā km2), of which 647 square miles (1,680Ā km2) is land and 3.8 square miles (9.8Ā km2) (0.6%) is water.[6]

Adjacent counties[edit]

View west along I-66/SR 55 and north along US 17 in northwestern Fauquier County