Folly
Folly is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. According to tradition, a lumberman made a "folly" when he overestimated the amount of timber in the area, hence the name.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Folly, VA” and “Folly, Virginia”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burgess and Gonyon.
Burgess
Village
Burgess is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. The ZIP Code is 22432. Versailles was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Gonyon
Hamlet
Gonyon is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Gonyon is situated 2 miles north of Folly.
Lilian
Hamlet
Lilian is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Lilian is situated 2 miles southeast of Folly.
Folly
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Northumberland, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.87958° or 37° 52′ 47″ northLongitude
-76.32772° or 76° 19′ 40″ westElevation
92 feet (28 metres)Open location code
8795VMHC+RWOpenStreetMap ID
node 158350197OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Vietnamese—“Folly” goes by many names.
- French: “Folly”
- Irish: “Folly”
- Vietnamese: “Folly, Virginia”
- Vietnamese: “Folly”
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