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have roots in the county, and calls come into the office from all over the country from people who are interested in their ancestors who lived here. Information about the county dates back to the 1600’s because Rappahannock County was then part of the old Rappahannock County, Virginia. “Old Rappahannock,” said Mrs. Knuepfer, extended from Chester Gap to the Chesapeake Bay. In 1692 Old Rappahannock became Essex and Richmond counties and the Rappahannock River was the boundary between them. “Where we are now used to be a part of Essex County.” said Mrs. Knuepfer.
About 1720 Spotsylvania County was cut off from Essex, Orange County was cut off around 1739, Culpeper County was cut off in 1749, and Madison County was cut off in 1792 or 1774. Rappahannock County's boundaries were set in 1833. A collection of old maps from the Library of Congress further explains the boundaries.
Prior to 1966, members of the society kept documents in their private homes as there was no building for the society yet. The present building was built around 1800 and was used as the first telephone central, though it was on the lot next to where it is now. It was made from bricks made in the town, and was the Clerk's Office in 1933 and 1934. In the mid 1960's, it was moved, using rollers, to a 30' x 70’ lot donated to the society by the telephone company, which also donated the building. The telephone company had wanted to tear down the building, but Mr. Carrigan argued that it was one of the oldest buildings in
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