Independent Hill, Virginia

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Independent Hill
2019-07-22 15 54 55 View south along Virginia State Route 234 (Dumfries Road) toward the Potomac River from an airplane heading for Washington Dulles International Airport passing over Independent Hill, Prince William County, Virginia.jpg
Prince William County Virginia incorporated and unincorporated areas Independent Hill highlighted.svg
Location in Prince William County and the state of Virginia.
Coordinates: 38°38′9″N77°26′16″W / 38.63583°N 77.43778°W / 38.63583; -77.43778
Country United States
State Virginia
County Prince William
Population
 (2010)
  Total7,419
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
20112
Area code(s) 571, 703
Unofficial flag of Independent Hill, Virginia, based on the First National Flag of the Confederate States of America and the regimental colours of the Prince William Cavalry, raised at the nearby county courthouse in 1861. Independent Hill Flag.png
Unofficial flag of Independent Hill, Virginia, based on the First National Flag of the Confederate States of America and the regimental colours of the Prince William Cavalry, raised at the nearby county courthouse in 1861.

Independent Hill is an unincorporated town in Prince William County, Virginia. It is located along State Route 234 at the intersection with Joplin Road. There are only a few remaining businesses. In early 2006, a realignment of 234 bypassed the town, leaving it on a side road. The greater Independent Hill area is defined by the Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP), with a population of 7,419 as of 2010. [1]

Independent Hill is also the home of the Prince William County School Board Complex. The administrative, support, and maintenance personnel of the school system report there.

The Greenwood Gold Mine operated nearby for a few years before closing in 1885. [2]

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