Garrisonville, Virginia

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

History

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

Geography

Approximately southwest of Washington, D.C. and 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, which passes east—west through the community, and Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1, which run north—south to the east.