Welcome to Coal Landing ...
Coal Landing is located in Stafford County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Coal Landing: Coal Lndg. (or less commonly used: Coal Lndng.)
Coal Landing is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Coal Landing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Coal Landing: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Coal Landing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Coal Landing.
- Fredericksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dumfries
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Indian Head
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Occoquan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Quantico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loy Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chamberlain Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Joplin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- North Potomac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
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 Coal Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coal Landing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coal Landing. 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 Coal Landing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coal Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Coal Landing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coal Landing ...
Looking for more information about Coal Landing? 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 Coal Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Coal Landing.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Stafford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coal Landing - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Coal Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Coal Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |