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Welcome to Cromwell ...

Cromwell is located in Fauquier County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cromwell: 540 & 826<3>

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)
  • Fredericksburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Manassas Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Warrenton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dumfries
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Haymarket
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Occoquan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Remington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Quantico
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Clifton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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 (so far) 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. The Cromwell post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cromwell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fauquier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cromwell - 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 Cromwell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Cromwell 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/