Folly, Virginia Explained

Folly is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

According to tradition, a lumberman made a "folly" when he overestimated the amount of timber in the area, hence the name.^[1]

References

37.8794°N -76.3278°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 51.