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Welcome to Catharpin ...

Catharpin is located in Prince William County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Catharpin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Catharpin is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Catharpin: 703 & 571<3>

The ZIP code for Catharpin: 20143<4>

Communities near Catharpin ...

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

  • Leesburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
  • Manassas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Herndon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
  • Fairfax
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Manassas Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
  • Vienna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Warrenton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Haymarket
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
  • Middleburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamilton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Catharpin ...

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

Adding Catharpin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Catharpin 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 Catharpin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Catharpin post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Catharpin.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Catharpin. 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Catharpin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 703 code has been Overlayed with the 571 area code. New phone numbers in the Catharpin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Catharpin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Catharpin). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Catharpin or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>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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