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Prince William County, Virginia

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
52historic places
—earliest paper
1731formed
482,204pop. 2020
28cemeteries
9CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 52 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966. Most listings are in or near Manassas, Triangle, Haymarket.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Virginia is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Prince William titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

17 of 52 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

52 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Bel AirMinnievilleBuilding1970
Ben LomondManassasBuilding1980
Beverley MillPlainsBuilding1972
Brentsville Courthouse and JailBrentsvilleBuilding1989
Brentsville Historic DistrictBristowDistrict1990
Buckland Historic DistrictBucklandDistrict2019
Buckland Historic DistrictBucklandDistrict1988
Buckland Historic District (Boundary Increase)GainsvilleDistrict2019
Buckland Historic District (Boundary Increase)GainsvilleDistrict2008
Cabin Branch Pyrite Mine Historic DistrictTriangleDistrict2002
Camp FrenchMarine Corps Base, QuanticoSite2008
Commanding General's Quarters, Quantico Marine BaseQuanticoBuilding2009
Conner HouseManassas ParkBuilding1981
Davis-Beard HouseBristowBuilding1989
EffinghamAdenDistrict1989
EvergreenHaymarketBuilding2008
Freestone Point Confederate BatteryWoodbridgeStructure1989
Goodwill Historic District, Chopawamsic RDA Camp 1TriangleDistrict1989
Greenwich Presbyterian Church and CemeteryGreenwichBuilding1989
Lawn, TheNokesvilleDistrict1989
Leesylvania Archeological Site (44PW7)DumfriesSite1984
LiberiaManassasBuilding1980
Locust BottomHaymarketDistrict1991
Louisiana Brigade Winter CampManassas ParkSite1989
Manassas National Battlefield ParkManassasDistrict1966
Mawavi Historic District, Chopawamsic RDA Camp 2TriangleDistrict1989
Mayfield Fortification (44PW226)ManassasStructure1989
Mitchell's Ford EntrenchmentsManassas ParkStructure1989
Moor GreenBrentsvilleBuilding1978
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church and CemeteryGainesvilleBuilding2021
Mt. AtlasHaymarketDistrict1989
Nokesville Truss BridgeNokesvilleStructure1978
Occoquan Historic DistrictOccoquanDistrict1983
Old HotelDumfriesBuilding1969
Old Town Hall and SchoolHaymarketBuilding2011
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Bridge PiersManassas ParkStructure1989
Orenda/SP-26 Historic District, Chopawamsic RDA Camp 3TriangleDistrict1989
Park GateNokesvilleBuilding1987
Pilgrim's RestNokesvilleDistrict1989
Pilgrim's Rest (Boundary Increase)NokesvilleDistrict2004
Pleasant Historic District, Chopawamsic RDA Camp 4TriangleDistrict1989
Prince William County CourthouseManassasBuilding2004
Prince William Forest Park Historic DistrictTriangleDistrict2012
Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic DistrictQuanticoDistrict2001
Rippon LodgeWoodbridgeBuilding1971
Rising Hill CampMarine Corps Base, QuanticoSite2008
RockledgeOccoquanBuilding1973
Signal HillManassasSite1989
St. Paul's Episcopal ChurchHaymarketBuilding1975
Thoroughfare Gap BattlefieldBroad RunSite1999
Weems-Botts HouseDumfriesBuilding1975
White HouseBrentsvilleBuilding1989

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Prince William was formed in 1731 (1731-03-25) from King George, Stafford.

PRINCE WILLIAM created from KING GEORGE and STAFFORD.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Prince William County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).

482k245k7,504179018001840188019101920196020002020
17901800182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
11,61512,7339,4198,1448,5659,18011,11213,66017,73822,61250,164144,703280,813482,204

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

SiteTypeDist.
Manassas National Battlefield ParkPark unit13.7 km
Prince William Forest ParkPark unit16.8 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

28 cemeteries and 1 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 28 of 28 listed
NameLatLon
Ball Family Cemetery38.80964-77.50877
Brentsville Public Cemetery38.68727-77.49856
Buckhall Community Cemetery38.73289-77.43137
Buckland Cemetery38.77984-77.67499
Carter Family Cemetery38.82851-77.52183
Cedar Run Cemetery38.60457-77.56054
Dumfries Public Cemetery38.56872-77.33304
Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery38.67672-77.2673
Greenwich Cemetery38.74928-77.64777
Greenwood Primitive Baptist Cemetery38.63581-77.35177
Groveton Confederate Cemetery38.814-77.54582
Hardens Hill Cemetery38.59151-77.33748
Hedges Cemetery38.67833-77.32583
Hixson Cemetery38.73261-77.4461
Hooe Family Cemetery38.80557-77.53227
Minnieville Cemetery38.64761-77.38387
Mount Calvary Cemetery38.84899-77.55304
Neabsco Cemetery38.61567-77.31609
New Hope Cemetery38.71956-77.5336
Quantico National Cemetery38.5465-77.36272
Sacred Heart Cemetery38.67317-77.39887
Saint Paul's Cemetery38.81067-77.63971
Stonewall Memory Gardens38.8137-77.5513
Sudley Cemetery38.83983-77.53804
Triangle Public Cemetery38.54584-77.3375
Valley View Cemetery38.6797-77.53409
White Hall Cemetery38.67345-77.56554
Woodbine Cemetery38.67279-77.442
Historical populated places — 1 of 1
NameLatLon
Locust Hill38.65373-77.4911

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Civil War battlefields nearby

ABPP

American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.

BattlefieldStudy acresDist.Site ID
Bristoe Station5,5786.9 kmVA040
Manassas Station Ops.1,9408.3 kmVA024
Blackburn'S Ford1,11511.1 kmVA004
Manassas I9,22512.7 kmVA005
Manassas Ii6,93315.0 kmVA026
Auburn1,45718.2 kmVA039
Buckland Mills2,19619.1 kmVA042
Thoroughfare Gap2,57025.4 kmVA025
Rappahannock Station3,33335.0 kmVA043

Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).

Historical markers

HMdb link

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