RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Virginia >> Arlington County >> RosslynIndex...

Welcome to Rosslyn ...

Rosslyn is located in Arlington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rosslyn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Rosslyn is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rosslyn: 703 & 571<3>

Communities Also Named Rosslyn ...

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

Beyond Virginia, there are 6 communities that are also named Rosslyn - they are located in Alberta, Kentucky, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Rosslyn ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rockville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rockville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
  • Gaithersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bowie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <4>
  • College Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • College Park is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <4>
  • Laurel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Herndon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Fairfax
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Greenbelt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
  • Hyattsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <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 Rosslyn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rosslyn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rosslyn ...

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

Adding Rosslyn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rosslyn post office opened in 1888. The Rosslyn post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosslyn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Arlington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rosslyn - 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 Rosslyn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Rosslyn 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/