Rapidan
Rapidan is a small unincorporated community in the Virginia counties of Culpeper and Orange, approximately five miles northeast of the Town of Orange. The community, located on both sides of the Rapidan River, was established in the late eighteenth century around the Waugh's Ford mill.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Rapid Ann Station”, “Rapidan Station”, “Rapidan, VA”, “Rapidan, Virginia”, “Waugh’s Ford”, “Waughs Ford”, and “رپیدن، ویرجینیا”
- Postal code: 22733
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Locust Dale and Madison Mills.
Madison Mills
Locality
Madison Mills is an unincorporated community located in Madison County, Virginia, United States. Madison Mills is situated 4½ miles southwest of Rapidan.
Mitchells
Hamlet
Mitchells is an unincorporated community in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. Mitchells is situated 5 miles northeast of Rapidan.
Rapidan
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Culpeper, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.31258° or 38° 18′ 45″ north
Longitude
-78.06583° or 78° 3′ 57″ west
Elevation
272 feet (83 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US YRP
Open location code
87C38W7M+2M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Rapidan” goes by many names.
- French: “Rapidan”
- Persian: “راپیدان”
- Persian: “رپیدن”
- South Azerbaijani: “راپیدان، ویرجینیا”
- Welsh: “Rapidan, Virginia”
- Welsh: “Rapidan”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Trimmers Crossing and Buena.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Rapidian Historic District and Rapidan Post Office.
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