Jermantown, Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 38°51′25″N77°19′56″W / 38.85694°N 77.33222°W Coordinates: 38°51′25″N77°19′56″W / 38.85694°N 77.33222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Fairfax |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
GNIS feature ID | 1495006 [1] |
Jermantown is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA. Various parts of Jermantown are included within the independent city of Fairfax to its south and east. Today, this once rural community is centered at the intersection of Jermantown Road and Lee Jackson Memorial Highway (U.S. Route 50). The Old Jermantown School [2] was located at the present site of Providence Elementary School.
Fairfax County, officially the County of Fairfax is a county of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Part of Northern Virginia, Fairfax County borders both the City of Alexandria and Arlington County and forms part of the inner suburban ring of Washington, DC. The county is thus predominantly suburban in character, with some urban and rural pockets.
An independent city or independent town is a city or town that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity.
Fairfax, colloquially known as Fairfax Courthouse, Downtown Fairfax, or Fairfax City, and officially named the City of Fairfax, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 22,565, which had risen to an estimated 24,013 as of 2015.
Jermantown/Germantown, located near the critical intersection of the Little River Turnpike (today Route 50) and Warrenton Turnpike (today Route 29), was part of the Ox Hill battlefield on September 1, 1862, and was held by Union troops under General Joseph Hooker.
U.S. Route 29 is a north–south United States highway that runs for 1,036 miles (1,667 km) from Pensacola, Florida to the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland. This highway's southern terminus is at US 90 and US 98 in Pensacola, Florida. Its northern terminus is at Maryland Route 99 in Ellicott City, Maryland.
The Battle of Chantilly took place on September 1, 1862, in Fairfax County, Virginia, as the concluding battle of the Northern Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's corps of the Army of Northern Virginia attempted to cut off the line of retreat of the Union Army of Virginia following the Second Battle of Bull Run but was attacked by two Union divisions. During the ensuing battle, Union division commanders Isaac Stevens and Philip Kearny were both killed, but the Union attack halted Jackson's advance.
Joseph Hooker was a career United States Army officer, achieving the rank of major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although he served throughout the war, usually with distinction, Hooker is best remembered for his stunning defeat by Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863.
Pleasant Dale is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Pleasant Dale is located between Capon Bridge and Augusta on the Northwestern Turnpike. Tearcoat Creek flows through Pleasant Dale and offers whitewater rafting in the Spring from the U.S. Route 50 bridge to its confluence with the North River.
Shanks is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. According to the 2000 census, the Shanks community has a population of 806.
Hanging Rock is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Hanging Rock is named for the "Hanging Rock" outcrop that hangs over the Northwestern Turnpike. It should not be confused with the plural "Hanging Rocks" over the South Branch Potomac River north of Romney at Wapocomo. Originally, the community of Hanging Rock sprang up in the Henderson Hollow gap of North River Mountain. While only a few buildings of the old hamlet remain, today's Hanging Rock is situated at the intersection of North River Road and Delray Road where the North River flows under U.S. Route 50 towards the Cacapon.
Junction is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Historically referred to as Moorefield Junction, Junction received its name because of its location at the crossroads of U.S. Route 220/West Virginia Route 28 and the Northwestern Turnpike. The community is located along Mill Creek.
Mechanicsburg, also known as Mechanicsville, is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, in the United States. It is located on the Northwestern Turnpike west of Romney at Mill Creek Gap. Mechanicsburg is the site of "The Burg", used as a headquarters by both armies during the American Civil War. Along Fox Hollow Road lies the 19th-century Fox's Hollow Baptist Church and the old Mechanicsburg School.
Skyline is an unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, located at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and West Virginia Route 42 atop the Allegheny Front. Skyline is best known for its view of Saddle Mountain.
Loom is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. Loom is located between Capon Bridge and Hanging Rock along the Northwestern Turnpike on the western flanks of Cooper Mountain. Timber Mountain Road and Beck's Gap Road converge at Loom on U.S. Route 50.
Rada is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Rada is located on U.S. Highway 220/West Virginia Route 28 between Junction and Purgitsville in southwest Hampshire County along Mill Creek. It lies at an intersection of US 220/WV 28 with Rada Road.
Round Hill is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia, United States. Round Hill is located west of Winchester on the Northwestern Turnpike. It is often referred to as Round Hill after Round Hill (1381 ft) but this may cause confusion as there is already an incorporated town with the same name in nearby Loudoun County. Round Hill has also been known as Chambersville throughout its history. It lies on Round Hill Road, off U.S. Route 50 at Poorhouse Road.
Dillons Run was an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. It is located at the intersection of Dillons Run Road and Haines Road along Dillons Run stream from which it takes its name. Dillons Run no longer has its own post office in operation. It was originally known as Luptons Mill.
Mount Storm is an unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. Mount Storm lies on the Northwestern Turnpike at its junction with West Virginia Route 42. The community is the site of the Union School Complex, which contains Union High School.
McQuire is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia, United States. McQuire is located along Hogue Creek at the intersection of the Northwestern Turnpike and Back Mountain Road.
Butts Corner is an unincorporated community of southern Fairfax County, Virginia, United States located at the intersection of Ox, Chapel, and Wolf Run Shoals Roads off the Fairfax County Parkway. The locale is officially inside the limits of Fairfax Station, Virginia.
Browns Mill is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Browns Mill is located at the intersection of Beulah and Browns Mill Roads midway between the Dulles Toll Road and the Leesburg Pike. Nearby is Wolftrap Stream Valley Park and Wolftrap Creek, which Browns Mill once operated upon.
Comptons Corner is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Comptons Corner is located between Centreville and Yorkshire on State Route 28. The actual "corner" is created by the intersection of Sully and Compton Roads. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the community has also been known as Johnsons Corner in its past.
Fairfax is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Fairfax is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 202, Delaware Route 141, and Delaware Route 261 north of Wilmington in the unincorporated Brandywine Hundred area.
Rutherford is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It lies South of Virginia State Highway 236, North of Virginia State Route 620, East of Olley Lane, and West of Guinea Road. This is west of Annandale, east of the independent city of Fairfax.
Schneider Crossroads is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. State Route 620 and State Route 609 cross here and it is located 5.3 miles northwest by road from Centreville. It contains little more than a florists' and a site called Cox Farms. Pleasant Valley Golf Club lies to the northeast, with the two other quadrants also incorporated into yet undeveloped Fairfax County Park Authority parks. As the crossroads is a major traffic bottleneck, with traffic flow formally managed by 4-way stop signs, Loudoun County, just west of the crossroads, offered over a million of the county's funds in 2012 to pay for the intersection upgrade as their residents were inconvenienced the most by the traffic problem, although the intersection is completely in Fairfax County. The Virginia Department of Transportation determined that the optimal solution was a roundabout which was built from 2015 to 2016. Although traffic is much improved, the poor nature of the two-lane Braddock Road to the east of the traffic circle is now the main impediment of east-bound morning traffic.
Dawn, is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located at the intersection of US 301 / SR 2 and SR 30, roughly east of Doswell, north of Hanover, west of Central Garage, and south of Bowling Green.
Floris is a census-designated place (CDP) located within the Oak Hill area of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 8,375.
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