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Welcome to The Columns ...

The Columns is located in Stafford County<1>.

The Columns is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for The Columns: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named The Columns ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named The Columns - it's located in Georgia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for The Columns.

Communities near The Columns ...

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

  • Manassas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Fredericksburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dumfries
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
  • Indian Head
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Occoquan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Quantico
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stafford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Joplin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Joplin is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Triangle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Columns ...

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

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 The Columns - 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 The Columns area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the The Columns 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.