Welcome to Independent Hill ...

Independent Hill is located in Prince William County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Independent Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1841.

Independent Hill is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Independent Hill: 703 & 571<3>

Communities near Independent Hill ...

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

Manassas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Manassas is located in Manassas City
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <4>
Fairfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax is located in Fairfax City
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
Manassas Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <4>
Dumfries
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dumfries is located in Prince William County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
Indian Head
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Indian Head is located in Charles County (MD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Head <4>
Haymarket
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haymarket is located in Prince William County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
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Occoquan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Occoquan is located in Fairfax County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <4>
Quantico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quantico is located in Prince William County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
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Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Fairfax County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
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Minnieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
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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 Independent Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Independent Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Independent Hill ...

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

Adding Independent Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Independent Hill post office opened in 1841. The Independent Hill post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Independent Hill.

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 Independent Hill - 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 Independent Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Independent Hill 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/