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.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 90 feet (30 metres)
- Description: human settlement in Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as“Folly, VA”“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.
Gonyon
Hamlet
Gonyon is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.
2 miles north of Folly
Lilian
Hamlet
Lilian is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.
2 miles southeast of Folly
Folly
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Latitude
37.87958° or 37° 52′ 47″ north
Longitude
-76.32772° or 76° 19′ 40″ west
Open location code
8795VMHC+RW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Vietnamese—“Folly” goes by many names.
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