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Neabsco Hills is located in Prince William County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Neabsco Hills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Neabsco Hills is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities near Neabsco Hills ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Manassas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfax
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Manassas Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Vienna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Falls Church
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Dumfries
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <5>
  • Indian Head
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
    • Indian Head is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Head <5>
  • Occoquan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Occoquan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
    • Occoquan is located in Fairfax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <5>
  • Quantico
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quantico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
    • Quantico is located in Prince William County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <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 Neabsco Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Neabsco Hills.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Neabsco Hills. 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 Neabsco Hills.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Neabsco Hills ...

Looking for more information about Neabsco Hills? 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 Neabsco Hills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Neabsco Hills.

Adding Neabsco Hills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Neabsco Hills in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Neabsco Hills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Neabsco Hills post office opened in 1852.

We also found Neabsco Hills in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Neabsco Hills.

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

The official website for Prince William County: www.pwcgov.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Prince William, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Neabsco Hills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (571) is an overlay for area code (703).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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