Elk Run is an unincorporated hamlet in

Fauquier County, Virginia Fauquier is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 72,972. The county seat is Warrenton. Fauquier County is in Northern Virginia and is a part of the Washington metropolitan area. History In 16 ...

. It is centered on State Route 806 and State Route 610. Prior to European settlement, the area was home to the

Manahoac The Manahoac, also recorded as Mahock, were a small group of Siouan-language Native Americans (Indigenous people) in northern Virginia at the time of European contact. They numbered approximately 1,000 and lived primarily along the Rappahannock R ...

people. It is famous among the locals for the historical Elk Run Church site built in the late 18th century. All that remains is a foundation and the gravesites. The church site is now the site of a commemorative park. Its first minister was James Keith, grandfather of Chief Justice

John Marshall John Marshall (September 24, 1755July 6, 1835) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835. He remains the longest-serving chief justice and fourth-longes ...

. He is buried at the church site. The community is small, but active. There is one commercial building serving the community. The Elk Run Church site has been preserved and marked with historical information markers.Elk Run Village
and

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Unincorporated communities in Fauquier County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{FauquierCountyVA-geo-stub