Rapidan, Virginia
Rapidan, Virginia | |
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Rapidan Location in Virginia Rapidan Rapidan (the United States) | |
| Coordinates (city): 38°18′45″N 78°03′57″W / 38.31250°N 78.06583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Culpeper & Orange |
| Established | Mid- to late 1700s |
| Area | |
• Total | 49 sq mi (130 km2) |
| Elevation | 430 ft (131 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,469 |
| • Density | 30/sq mi (12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 22733 |
| Area code | 540 |
Rapidan is a small unincorporated community in the Virginia counties of Culpeper and Orange, approximately five miles (8 km) northeast of the Town of Orange. The community, located on both sides of the Rapidan River, was established in the late eighteenth century around the Waugh's Ford mill. The Orange and Alexandria Railroad built a line through the town in 1854, a post office was built at the river crossing, and its name was changed to Rapid Ann Station. Milling remained a major industry in the area up through the mid-twentieth century.