Welcome to Saint Stephens ...

Saint Stephens is located in Fauquier County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Stephens, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Stephens: St. Stephens

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Saint Stephens for more information about variations on the name of Saint Stephens.

Saint Stephens is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Saint Stephens is located in the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Saint Stephens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Saint Stephens - they are located in Alabama, Nebraska, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Stephens.

Communities near Saint Stephens ...

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

• Manassas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Manassas Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Warrenton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <4>
• Haymarket
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
  • Haymarket is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <4>
• Middleburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <4>
• Remington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
• Clifton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
• The Plains
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Plains
  • The Plains is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Plains <4>
• Nokesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nokesville
  • Nokesville is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nokesville <4>
• Frytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
  • Frytown is located in Fauquier County

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 Saint Stephens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Stephens.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Stephens ...

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

Adding Saint Stephens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Stephens 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 Saint Stephens was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Saint Stephens post office opened in 1849.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Stephens.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fauquier County: www.fauquiercounty.gov/

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