Welcome to Warrenton ...
The town of Warrenton is located in Fauquier County<1> and is the County Seat for Fauquier County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Warrenton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1823.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Warrenton has a population of 10,038 people<2> (see below for details).
Warrenton is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Warrenton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Warrenton lies within the (540) area code.
Websites for Warrenton ...
Official Website: www.townofwarrenton.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Warrenton had an population of 10,038 people. This is an increase of 4.44% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 50.49% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Warrenton had a population of 9,611 people (or 14.69% of the total population of Fauquier County). This makes Warrenton the county's most populous community.
The population of Warrenton represents 0.12% of the population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 40th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 9,611 people, the population of Warrenton increased 44.09% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,670 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Warrenton.
Communities Also Named Warrenton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Warrenton - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Warrenton.
Communities near Warrenton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Warrenton.
- Manassas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- 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 <4>
- Petersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Culpeper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
- Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <4>
- Manassas Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Haymarket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
- Haymarket is located in Prince William County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <4>
- Middleburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Middleburg is located in Loudoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <4>
- Remington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
- Remington is located in Fauquier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
- The Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Plains
- The Plains is located in Fauquier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Plains <4>
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Rappahannock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
- Turnbull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Warrenton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Warrenton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Warrenton. 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 Warrenton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Warrenton. Our list includes 30 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Warrenton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Warrenton ...
Looking for more information about Warrenton? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Warrenton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Warrenton.
Adding Warrenton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Warrenton 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 Warrenton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Warrenton post office opened in 1823.
We also found Warrenton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Warrenton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Warrenton: www.townofwarrenton.com/
The official website for Fauquier County: www.fauquiercounty.gov/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Warrenton. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Warrenton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |