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1484:Winchester
1474:Waynesboro
1434:Portsmouth
1426:Petersburg
1321:Chesapeake
1301:Alexandria
1247:Washington
1202:Shenandoah
1187:Rockingham
1182:Rockbridge
1092:Montgomery
1027:James City
972:Gloucester
917:Cumberland
867:Buckingham
822:Appomattox
719:2016-03-31
530:References
475:White Post
391:Alexandria
331:now route
282:Old Chapel
30:Old Chapel
1391:Lynchburg
1386:Lexington
1331:Covington
1087:Middlesex
1067:Lunenburg
1047:Lancaster
977:Goochland
962:Frederick
927:Dinwiddie
922:Dickenson
892:Charlotte
857:Brunswick
852:Botetourt
827:Arlington
807:Alleghany
802:Albemarle
790:by county
512:Governor
383:Hollywood
286:Episcopal
248:VLR
187:78°0′54″W
184:39°6′24″N
1459:Staunton
1444:Richmond
1396:Manassas
1381:Hopewell
1356:Franklin
1336:Danville
1237:Tazewell
1222:Stafford
1172:Richmond
1142:Powhatan
1117:Nottoway
1102:New Kent
1017:Highland
957:Franklin
952:Fluvanna
942:Fauquier
912:Culpeper
877:Caroline
872:Campbell
862:Buchanan
797:Accomack
781:Virginia
693:26 March
668:26 March
602:26 March
410:families
398:cemetery
337:Millwood
323:and the
293:Millwood
254:021-0058
242:73002004
164:Location
1500:Bridges
1464:Suffolk
1449:Roanoke
1439:Radford
1416:Norfolk
1371:Hampton
1346:Fairfax
1341:Emporia
1306:Bristol
1294:by city
1192:Russell
1177:Roanoke
1162:Pulaski
1132:Patrick
1077:Mathews
1072:Madison
1057:Loudoun
1007:Henrico
1002:Hanover
997:Halifax
982:Grayson
937:Fairfax
882:Carroll
842:Bedford
832:Augusta
817:Amherst
315:History
225: (
1421:Norton
1242:Warren
1232:Sussex
1122:Orange
1097:Nelson
1062:Louisa
987:Greene
902:Clarke
812:Amelia
577:5 June
289:church
1454:Salem
1366:Galax
1292:Lists
1262:Wythe
1227:Surry
1207:Smyth
1197:Scott
1012:Henry
967:Giles
947:Floyd
932:Essex
907:Craig
847:Bland
788:Lists
634:(PDF)
220:Built
1267:York
1257:Wise
1127:Page
837:Bath
695:2016
670:2016
638:and
604:2016
579:2013
227:1793
223:1793
212:Area
1052:Lee
779:in
389:in
343:).
341:255
333:340
250:No.
237:No.
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