Richardsville, Virginia
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Richardsville is a
village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in the Southern Area of
Culpeper County, Virginia Culpeper County is a county located along the borderlands of the northern and central region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 52,552. Its county seat and only incorporated community is ...
, United States. It is located between the Rapidan and Rappahannock rivers. Richardsville was the site of many of Virginia's gold mines in the early 19th century. During the
Civil War A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same Sovereign state, state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies.J ...
, a number of skirmishes and troop movements took place in Richardsville. Unincorporated communities in Culpeper County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{CulpeperCountyVA-geo-stub