Folly, Virginia

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

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

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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