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History · Kincora

Kincora’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Kincora. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Kincora is a census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Kincora had a population of 367. The CDP was first drawn prior to the 2020 census.

Half of its homes were built before 2017.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Kincora yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kincora’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Kincora

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Hilarie BurtonHilarie BurtonSterling · 3 miSean ParkerSean ParkerHerndon · 5 miEmily FoxEmily FoxAshburn · 2 miAshley CaldwellAshley CaldwellAshburn · 2 miHugh Henry BreckenridgeHugh Henry BreckenridgeLeesburg · 8 miPCPaula CaleGreat Falls · 7 mi
By decade

Kincora, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Kincora is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Kincora has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Broad Run Bridge and Tollhouse in Ashburn, 0.6 miles away.

Kincora and the nearest listed places

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Broad Run Bridge and TollhouseVestal's Gap Road and Lanesville Historic DistrictJaneliaAshburn Presbyterian ChurchOld Welbourne Farm and Dulany Family CemeteryBelmont

Closest to Kincora

Broad Run Bridge and TollhouseAshburn · District0.6miVestal's Gap Road and Lanesville Historic DistrictSterling · District2.2miJaneliaLansdowne · Building2.6miAshburn Presbyterian ChurchAshburn · Building2.9miOld Welbourne Farm and Dulany Family CemeteryAshburn · District3.2mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Broad Run Bridge and Tollhouse’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Kincora?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Kincora’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

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📜 Herndon📜 Poolesville📜 Leesburg📜 Barnesville
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