Fairfax Parish, Virginia
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| − | Fairfax Parish has served [[Fairfax County, Virginia]]. The Falls Church fell within the bounds of Fairfax Parish and earlier, [[ | + | Fairfax Parish has served [[Fairfax County, Virginia]]. The Falls Church fell within the bounds of Fairfax Parish and earlier, [[Truro Parish, Virginia|Truro Parish]].<ref>[http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/FallsChurch/110-0001_Falls_Church_1970_Final_Nomination.pdf "The Falls Church,"] in ''National Register of Historic Places Inventory,'' p. 8, accessed 17 February 2011.</ref> Christ Church in Alexandria also fell under the jurisdiction of Fairfax Parish. |
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Revision as of 23:08, 5 July 2011
United States 
Virginia Fairfax Parish
Contents |
History
Fairfax Parish has served Fairfax County, Virginia. The Falls Church fell within the bounds of Fairfax Parish and earlier, Truro Parish.[1] Christ Church in Alexandria also fell under the jurisdiction of Fairfax Parish.
Founded
- 1764[2]
Boundary
Resources
Parish History
Rev. George S. Somerville's history of The Old Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia (1907) has been digitized by Google Books.[3]
Parish Records
Websites
- The Falls Church (official website). Includes a history in "About" section.
- The Falls Church Marker, The Historical Marker Database
- The Falls Church Marker, [another description], The Historical Marker Database
References
- ↑ "The Falls Church," in National Register of Historic Places Inventory, p. 8, accessed 17 February 2011.
- ↑ Freddie Spradlin, "Parishes of Virginia," VAGenWeb, accessed 29 January 2011; Hening's Statutes at Large; Emily J. Salmon and Edward D.C. Campbell Jr., The Hornbook of Virginia History (Richmond: Library of Virginia, 1994).
- ↑ Colonial Churches: A Series of Sketches of Churches in the Original Colony of Virginia (Richmond, Va.: Southern Churchman Co., 1907), 129-133.
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