Place:Farnham, Old Rappahannock (extinct), Virginia, United States

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NameFarnham
TypeParish
Coordinates37.883°N 76.617°W
Located inOld Rappahannock (extinct), Virginia, United States     (1658 - 1692)
Also located inLancaster County, Virginia     (1656 - 1692)
Northumberland County, Virginia     ( - 1652)
Essex, Virginia, United States     (1692 - )
Richmond (county), Virginia, United States     (1692 - )
See alsoNorth Farnham, Richmond (county), Virginia, United Stateschild parish
South Farnham, Essex, Virginia, United Stateschild parish
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


Farnham Parish was a Parish in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia from 1658 until Old Rappahannock was abolished as a County in 1692 and split into Essex County and Richmond County.

At the same time, Farnham Parish was divided into North Farnham Parish (Richmond County) and South Farnham Parish (Essex County).

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