Stafford

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county

Stafford is a county in Northern Virginia known for its suburban communities, historical sites, and proximity to Washington, D.C.

Aliases (1)
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf county →
contains Aquia Church →
Aquia Harbour, Virginia →
surface form: "Aquia Harbour"

Falmouth, Virginia →
Garrisonville →
Government Island →
Marine Corps Base Quantico →
surface form: "Marine Corps Base Quantico (part)"

Stafford Courthouse →
country United States of America →
demographicCharacter commuter community for Washington, D.C. →
suburban →
governmentType county government →
hasAirport Stafford Regional Airport →
hasBorderWith Charles County, Maryland →
Fauquier County, Virginia →
Fredericksburg →
surface form: "Fredericksburg, Virginia"

King George County, Virginia →
Prince William County, Virginia →
Spotsylvania County, Virginia →
hasHistoricSite Aquia Church →
Falmouth Historic District →
Government Island →
hasLibrarySystem Central Rappahannock Regional Library →
hasMajorEmployer United States Marine Corps →
surface form: "U.S. Marine Corps"

United States government →
surface form: "U.S. federal government"

defense contractors →
hasSchoolDistrict Stafford County Public Schools →
historicalEvent Civil War troop movements and encampments →
Colonial-era stone quarrying at Government Island →
knownFor historic sites →
proximity to Washington, D.C. →
suburban communities →
locatedIn Washington metropolitan area →
locatedNorthOf Fredericksburg →
surface form: "Fredericksburg, Virginia"
locatedOn Potomac River →
locatedSouthOf Washington, D.C. →
namedAfter Staffordshire →
partOf Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area →
Virginia →
surface form: "Commonwealth of Virginia"
region Northern Virginia →
seat Stafford →
state Virginia →
suburbanAreaOf Washington, D.C. →
timeZone Eastern Time Zone →
traversedBy Interstate 95 →
U.S. Route 1 →
Virginia Railway Express →
Referenced by (2)

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Stafford → seat → Stafford →
subject surface form: "Stafford County, Virginia"
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