Paris, VA

Paris is a small unincorporated village in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States, near the borders of Loudoun and Clarke counties. Located in Virginia's hunt country, it was established in a strategic spot at the eastern base of Ashby Gap along U.S. Routes 17 and 50. Peter Glascock acquired the deed for what became the town in 1786 from Kimball Hicks. Paris is just north of Sky Meadows State Park and a ten-minute drive from the Thompson Wildlife Management Area. The Appalachian Trail passes through both of these public recreation areas. A newcomer can read Paris through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Paris comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. The land had been part of the Northern Neck Proprietary and also part of Thomas Lord Fairfax's Leeds Manor. Paris includes a historic district. Paris includes the Paris Historic District.