Folly is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.[1]
According to tradition, a lumberman made a "folly" when he overestimated the amount of timber in the area, hence the name.[2]
37°52′46″N 76°19′40″W / 37.87944°N 76.32778°W / 37.87944; -76.32778