Stafford County, Virginia

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Stafford County, Virginia is a rapidly growing suburban county in northern Virginia known for its proximity to Washington, D.C., its role as a commuter community, and its historical sites dating back to the colonial and Civil War eras.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy Fauquier County, Virginia
Fredericksburg
surface form: Fredericksburg, Virginia

King George County, Virginia
Prince William County, Virginia
Rappahannock River
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
contains commuter communities
historic sites
residential suburbs
country United States of America
federalRepresentation United States House of Representatives
hasCharacteristic rapid population growth
suburban county
hasCountySeat Stafford, Virginia
hasFeature Potomac River shoreline
suburban residential developments
hasGovernmentType county government
hasHistoricalPeriod American Civil War
colonial era
hasJurisdiction Aquia Harbour, Virginia
Falmouth, Virginia
Garrisonville, Virginia
Stafford, Virginia
Widewater, Virginia
hasLawEnforcement Stafford County Sheriff’s Office
hasPostalAbbreviation VA
hasPublicSchoolSystem Stafford County Public Schools
hasRailService Virginia Railway Express
hasTransportationInfrastructure Interstate 95
U.S. Route 1
isCommuterCommunityFor Washington, D.C.
isSuburbanAreaOf Washington metropolitan area
surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
locatedIn Northern Virginia
Virginia
locatedInRegion Atlantic coastal plain
Piedmont (United States)
surface form: Piedmont
locatedNear Washington, D.C.
locatedOn Rappahannock River
namedAfter Staffordshire
observesDaylightSavingTime Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time
partOf Virginia
surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Washington metropolitan area
seatOfGovernment Stafford, Virginia
stateRepresentation Virginia General Assembly
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Aquia Creek locatedIn Stafford County, Virginia
Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis placeOfBirth Stafford County, Virginia
Government Island locatedIn Stafford County, Virginia
Government Island county Stafford County, Virginia
this entity surface form: Stafford County
Virginia State Route 3 serves Stafford County, Virginia
Stafford County government governs Stafford County, Virginia
Stafford County government jurisdiction Stafford County, Virginia
subject surface form: Stafford County Board of Supervisors
Stafford County government legalJurisdiction Stafford County, Virginia
Rapidan River formsBorderBetween Stafford County, Virginia
Rapidan River flowsThrough Stafford County, Virginia
Widewater State Park locatedIn Stafford County, Virginia
VRE Fredericksburg Line connects Stafford County, Virginia
Town of Quantico locatedNear Stafford County, Virginia
Government Island, Virginia locatedIn Stafford County, Virginia
Government Island, Virginia accessibleFrom Stafford County, Virginia