Welcome to Accotink ...

Accotink is located in Fairfax County<1>.

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

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

Accotink is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Accotink: (703) and (571)<4>

Websites for Accotink ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fccc.org/

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

Communities near Accotink ...

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

• Arlington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Alexandria
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Manassas
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Fairfax
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Falls Church
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Church
  • Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Church <5>
• La Plata
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Charles County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <5>
• Mount Rainier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rainier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rainier
  • Mount Rainier is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Rainier <5>
• Cheverly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheverly
  • Cheverly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheverly <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 Accotink. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Accotink.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Accotink ...

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

Adding Accotink to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Accotink 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 Accotink was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Accotink post office opened in 1849.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Accotink.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Accotink. 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/