Welcome to Cromwell ...

Cromwell is located in Fauquier County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cromwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Cromwell is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cromwell is within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Cromwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Cromwell: This one is located in Fauquier County and the other is located in Norfolk City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 13 communities that are also named Cromwell - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Washington.

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

Communities near Cromwell ...

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

• Manassas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Fredericksburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <4>
• Manassas Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Dumfries
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
  • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
• Haymarket
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
• Occoquan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Occoquan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
  • Occoquan is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <4>
• Remington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Quantico
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quantico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
  • Quantico is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <4>
• Clifton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cromwell ...

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

Adding Cromwell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cromwell post office opened in 1902.

We also found Cromwell on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cromwell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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