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Welcome to Settlers Landing ...

Settlers Landing is located in Stafford County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Settlers Landing: Settlers Lndg. (or less commonly used: Settlers Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Settlers Landing for more information about variations on the name of Settlers Landing.

Settlers Landing is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Settlers Landing: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Settlers Landing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Settlers Landing - they are located in Georgia, Maryland and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Settlers Landing ...

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

  • Manassas
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Fredericksburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dumfries
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Indian Head
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Occoquan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Quantico
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartwood Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
  • Joplin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Joplin is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Loy Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
  • Triangle
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Settlers Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Settlers Landing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Settlers Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Stafford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Settlers Landing - 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 Settlers Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Settlers Landing 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.