Folly, Virginia

Folly is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.[1]

For the historic house in Staunton, see Folly (Staunton, Virginia).

According to tradition, a lumberman made a "folly" when he overestimated the amount of timber in the area, hence the name.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Folly, Virginia
  2. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 51.


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