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834:Albemarle
822:by county
721:0190-8286
389:in 2003.
245:VLR
1491:Staunton
1476:Richmond
1428:Manassas
1413:Hopewell
1388:Franklin
1368:Danville
1269:Tazewell
1254:Stafford
1204:Richmond
1174:Powhatan
1149:Nottoway
1134:New Kent
1049:Highland
989:Franklin
984:Fluvanna
974:Fauquier
944:Culpeper
909:Caroline
904:Campbell
894:Buchanan
829:Accomack
813:Virginia
763:See also
619:cite web
484:Archived
376:cemetery
355:Building
300:and the
251:053-0308
239:03000452
153:Location
1532:Bridges
1496:Suffolk
1481:Roanoke
1471:Radford
1448:Norfolk
1403:Hampton
1378:Fairfax
1373:Emporia
1338:Bristol
1326:by city
1224:Russell
1209:Roanoke
1194:Pulaski
1164:Patrick
1109:Mathews
1104:Madison
1089:Loudoun
1039:Henrico
1034:Hanover
1029:Halifax
1014:Grayson
969:Fairfax
914:Carroll
874:Bedford
864:Augusta
849:Amherst
726:May 25,
609:July 6,
440:June 5,
308:History
283:Baptist
214: (
1453:Norton
1274:Warren
1264:Sussex
1154:Orange
1129:Nelson
1094:Louisa
1019:Greene
934:Clarke
844:Amelia
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382:wall.
286:church
1486:Salem
1398:Galax
1324:Lists
1294:Wythe
1259:Surry
1239:Smyth
1229:Scott
1044:Henry
999:Giles
979:Floyd
964:Essex
939:Craig
879:Bland
820:Lists
746:(PDF)
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596:(PDF)
209:Built
1299:York
1289:Wise
1159:Page
869:Bath
769:ISBN
750:and
728:2018
717:ISSN
694:2018
669:2018
625:link
611:2014
579:2023
537:2018
512:2018
467:2018
442:2013
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