Welcome to Waterfall ...

Waterfall is located in Prince William County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waterfall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Waterfall is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Waterfall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Waterfall - they are located in Alaska, New Mexico, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Waterfall ...

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

• Leesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• Manassas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Purcellville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
  • Purcellville is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <5>
• Warrenton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <5>
• Haymarket
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Middleburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Round Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
  • Round Hill is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Hill <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 Waterfall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waterfall.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waterfall ...

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

Adding Waterfall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waterfall 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 Waterfall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Waterfall post office opened in 1874.

We also found Waterfall in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waterfall.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Prince William County: www.pwcgov.org/

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