Welcome to Legato ...

Legato is located in Fairfax County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Legato, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

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

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

Area codes for Legato: (703) and (571)<4>

Websites for Legato ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fccc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Legato, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Legato ...

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

• Arlington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Alexandria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Manassas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Herndon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <5>
• Fairfax
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
• Manassas Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Vienna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Falls Church
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Church
  • Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Church <5>
• Dumfries
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Chevy Chase
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
  • Chevy Chase is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chevy Chase <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Legato ...

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

Adding Legato to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Legato 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 Legato was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Legato.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Legato. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/