Garrisonville is an unincorporated community in Stafford County, Virginia, United States.[3]

History

The Garrison family settled here around 1715.[4] By the early twentieth century, Garrisonville featured several stores, a post office, blacksmith’s shop, and a village hall called "Garrisonville Hall".[4] The Austin Run Pyrite Mine operated near Garrisonville from 1906 to 1918, providing employment to local men.[4] In 1942, business activity in Garrisonville improved following the expansion of the nearby Marine Corps base.[4]

Geography

Approximately 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Washington, D.C. and 15 miles (24 km) north of Fredericksburg, it is a suburbanized bedroom community for Washington, D.C. Marine Corps Base Quantico is north of Garrisonville.

Infrastructure

Garrisonville is served by State Route 610 (Garrisonville Road), which passes east—west through the community, and Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1, which run north—south to the east.

References

  1. ^ a b "Garrisonville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Garrisonville ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Dodd, Anita L.; Lee, M. Amanda (2007). Stafford County. Arcadia Publishing. p. ix. ISBN 9780738544106.
  4. ^ a b c d "Garrisonville". Discover Stafford. Retrieved February 26, 2025.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrisonville,_Virginia
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