Welcome to Waxpool ...

Waxpool is located in Loudoun County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Waxpool, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waxpool, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Waxpool is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Waxpool ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loudounchamber.org/

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

Communities near Waxpool ...

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

• Gaithersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <4>
• Leesburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Manassas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Herndon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Fairfax
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Manassas Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Vienna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Purcellville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Poolesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
  • Poolesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <4>
• Lovettsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovettsville
  • Lovettsville is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovettsville <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 Waxpool. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waxpool.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waxpool ...

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

Adding Waxpool to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Waxpool post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waxpool.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Loudoun County: www.co.loudoun.va.us/

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