Bleak, Virginia

Morrisville is an unincorporated community in southern Fauquier County, Virginia, on U.S. Route 17, and the southern terminus of State Route 806, at an elevation of 436 feet (133 m).

Elk Run is an unincorporated hamlet in Fauquier County, Virginia. It is centered on State Route 806 and State Route 610. Prior to European settlement, the area was home to the Manahoac 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. 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.

Casanova Historic District is a national historic district located at Casanova, Fauquier County, Virginia. It encompasses 32 contributing buildings in the rural crossroads of Casanova. They include a variety of late-19th and early-20th century dwellings, the former Casanova Store, a two-story stone mill converted to a dwelling, the Gothic Revival style Grace Church Parish Hall, a former school, and a former garage converted to a post office in the 1950s.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Catlett Historic District is a national historic district located at Catlett, Fauquier County, Virginia. It encompasses 119 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 11 contributing structures in the rural village of Catlett. It contains a collection of buildings that represent the town during the late 19th and early-to-mid 20th centuries. Notable buildings include Prospect Acres (c. 1855), Edmonds Place (c. 1870), Trenis House, the Gothic Revival style Trinity Church (1872), the former Ensor's Store, Leidy Wilson's Store, and the Wilson Farms Meat Company.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Somerville is an unincorporated hamlet in Fauquier County, in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. Somerville, two miles (3 km) west of the remote southwest corner of Marine Corps Base Quantico, can be said to lie at the center of a 225-square-mile (580 km2) diamond-shaped area of mostly countryside bordered by routes US 15, 17, I-95, and SR 234. (These meet at Manassas to the north, Dumfries to the east, Fredericksburg to the south, and Warrenton to the west.) The tongue-in-cheek label "Downtown Somerville" appears on the front of the only retail establishment anywhere near the rural intersection of Midland Road and Bristersburg Road—Groves Store and Somerville Post Office. No other mailboxes lie within ZIP code 22739. No other occupied dwellings are in sight, and it is over six miles (10 km) to the nearest main road, US 17 at Morrisville. In its undated leaflet "Fauquier County Towns, Villages, and Communities", the Fauquier Historical Society says "[o]riginally Somerville was at Ensor's Shop but presently is nearby at what was once called White Ridge". That name survives today as White Ridge Farm. (A decaying homemade sign "Ensor's Shop" appears on the roadside 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of Somerville near where Ensors Shop Road intersects Midland Road.) How and when this place was first called Somerville may be unknown, but family names are a common source of place names. Wikipedia says elsewhere that "Sir Gualtier de Somerville was one of William the Conqueror's knights... in 1066. The name most likely comes from 'Saint-Omer,' a town about 20 miles south of Dunkirk at the North of France." Almost eight centuries of this noble family's history were documented in a book edited by Sir Walter Scott in 1815.

Sumerduck () is a small unincorporated village located equidistant between Fredericksburg, Culpeper, and Warrenton, as it is in Fauquier County in the U.S. state of Virginia. The name was derived from the fact that ducks flocked here in the summer. Sumerduck is home to the major portion of the C.F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area, with several entrances to the reserve off of the major thoroughfare, VA Route 651. The community is also home to Cider Lab (a small batch, craft cidery), Rogers Ford Farm Winery and Smith's Antiques.The Sumerduck Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Hartwood Airport is a former airport located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States. It was opened in 1969, and closed in 2010.During the time it was active, it's FAA and ICAO airport codes were 8W8.Hartwood Airport straddles a county border with its street address in Stafford County, Virginia and its hangar, office, and most of its runway in Fauquier County, Virginia. It was popular for private pilot training and its parachute drop zone.It is now a "test lane" facility operated by Unisys Corp. and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency. It is home to a simulated international border crossing where technology akin to an E-ZPass is being evaluated for use at border crossings.

Goldvein is an unincorporated hamlet in Fauquier County, Virginia, running along US Route 17, and approximately 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Fredericksburg, Virginia and 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Warrenton, Virginia. It has a population of approximately 200. It is home to the Gold Mining Camp Museum at Monroe Park. At one time, there were up to 18 active gold mines in the Goldvein area, although none of them are still active commercially.

Cropp is an unincorporated community in Stafford County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

John Marshall Birthplace Park is a small park located in the historic Germantown area in southern Fauquier County, Virginia. The park provides access to a dedication monument at or near the birthplace of John Marshall.

Midland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 218. Midland is home to a post office with the local ZIP code of 22728. Midland is the closest community to the birthplace of John Marshall, the longest-serving Chief Justice in U.S. Supreme Court history. A small park honors his birthplace, with a marker placed where his home once stood. The county is also designated as part of the John Marshall Soil and Water Conservation District.

Bristersburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Bristersburg, Fauquier County, Virginia. It encompasses 19 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object in the rural crossroads of Bristersburg. They include three dwellings, a church, a school, and three stores. Notable buildings include the Tulloss Brothers Store (c. 1838), Zoar Baptist Church (1852), Bristone House (c. 1912), Compton’s Store (c. 1905), Eskridge House (c. 1850, c. 1890), The Bristersburg School (1910) and Payne's Store (c. 1880).It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.