Comptons Corner, Virginia
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Comptons Corner is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County
, Virginia
, United States
. Comptons Corner is located between Centreville
and Yorkshire
on State Route 28 (Sully Road). 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 County, Virginia
Fairfax County is a county in Virginia, in the United States. Per the 2010 Census, the population of the county is 1,081,726, making it the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with 13.5% of Virginia's population...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Comptons Corner is located between Centreville
Centreville, Virginia
Centreville is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a Census Designated Place , the community population was 71,135 as of the 2010 census and is approximately west of Washington, DC.-Colonial Period:Beginning in the 1760s,...
and Yorkshire
Yorkshire, Virginia
Yorkshire is a census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 6,732 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Yorkshire is located at ....
on State Route 28 (Sully Road). The actual "corner" is created by the intersection of Sully and Compton Roads. According to the Geographic Names Information System
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories. It is a type of gazetteer...
, the community has also been known as Johnsons Corner in its past.