Nokesville, Virginia

Nokesville was the center of a farming community with cattle and dairy farms; it became a town and intermediate stop on the Orange & Alexandria Railway in 1865. In the late 19th century–early 20th century, Nokesville was the location of a religious movement called the German Baptist Brethren, which became known as the Church of the Brethren. In the 1950s, it was cut off from passenger trains and was a rural community today. American Civil War Union and Confederate forces passed by or camped in the Nokesville area frequently during the war. Federal units pursuing Stonewall Jackson to Manassas Junction camped here in August 1862; fighting involving John S. Mosby’s rangers flared near here and Confederates marched past on the way to nearby Bristoe Station in October 1863. As Stonewall Jackson's troops occupied and looted the railroad junction at Manassas August 27, 1862, Federal forces approached his rear guard at Kettle Run. The Confederates there managed to delay the Union force before withdrawing. ==Geography==

Nokesville is located at (38.698350, −77.573656). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Its ZIP code is 20181. ==Demographics==

Nokesville was first listed as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census. The median age was 43.0 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.5% were age 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 110.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 108.0 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 553 households, of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 67.8% were married-couple households, 13.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 15.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. ==Education==

Nokesville is served by four schools in Prince William County. The oldest school, Nokesville Elementary was built in 1929 to serve all grades until 1964 when it was lowered to K-5 with the construction of Brentsville District High School. In 2014, Nokesville Elementary moved to a new building that was built next to Brentsville District High School on Aden Road. This new school is called The Nokesville School and serves a K-8 community. The old school was sold and is now a Montessori school. Patriot High School is located on Kettle Run Road, and was opened in 2011. Built concurrently, next door is T. Clay Wood Elementary School. The Nokesville postal delivery area consists of two schools in Fauquier. Kettle Run High School and Greenville Elementary are both new schools built on the Fauquier County side of Nokesville. Marstellar Middle School is located nearby in Bristow, and middle school students formerly attended this middle school prior to the K–8 school opening. ==Historic sites==

The Lawn, Nokesville Truss Bridge, Brentsville Historic District, Park Gate, and Pilgrim's Rest are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ==References==