Welcome to Dranesville ...

Dranesville is located in Fairfax County<1>.

The location of Dranesville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dranesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Dranesville is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dranesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Dranesville: (703) and (571)<4>

Websites for Dranesville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fccc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Dranesville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Dranesville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dranesville.

• Arlington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Rockville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Gaithersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <5>
• Leesburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• Manassas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
  • Manassas is located in Manassas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <5>
• Herndon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <5>
• Fairfax
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
• Manassas Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
  • Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <5>
• Takoma Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <5>
• Vienna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dranesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dranesville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dranesville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dranesville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dranesville. See our Newspapers Page for Dranesville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dranesville ...

Looking for more information about Dranesville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dranesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dranesville.

Adding Dranesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dranesville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dranesville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Dranesville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dranesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dranesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/