Map of Occoquan town

Occoquan (/ˈɒkəkwɒn/) is a town in Prince William County, Virginia. The population was 934 at the 2010 United States Census. The town is a suburb of Washington, D.C. and is adjacent to Woodbridge. The current mayor is Earnest W. Porta Jr.

Occoquan town overview:
Name:	Occoquan town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Virginia
County:	Fairfax County, Prince William County
Elevation:	7 ft (2 m)
Total Area:	0.22 sq mi (0.57 km²)
Land Area:	0.17 sq mi (0.45 km²)
Water Area:	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km²)
Total Population:	934
Population Density:	6,277.46/sq mi (2,423.69/km²)
ZIP code:	22125
Area code:	703, 571
FIPS code:	5158696
GNISfeature ID:	1497059
Website:	http://www.occoquanva.gov/

Online Interactive Map

Occoquan online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Occoquan location map. Where is Occoquan town?

Occoquan location on the U.S. Map. Where is Occoquan town. — Occoquan location on the U.S. Map.

Occoquan location on the Virginia map. Where is Occoquan town. — Location of Occoquan in Virginia.

History

Occoquan is derived from an Algonquian Doeg Indian word, meaning “at the end of the water”. Located on the Occoquan River, Occoquan was long a site of indigenous peoples’ habitation. Like the British colonists after them, they relied on the river for transportation and trade, as well as fish. Early in the 1600s Capt. John Smith sailed and explored the Occoquan River. In 1608, when the first European reached Northern Virginia, the Tauxenent tribe (also known by the English as the “Dogues”) had its main village at the mouth of the Occoquan River. This tribe was more closely associated with neighbors such as the Piscataways (located across the Potomac River in what is now Maryland) than the other Algonquian-speaking tribes to the south. The local chief was called a Tayac, who was subservient to an “emperor” located in Prince Georges County.

By 1765, Anglo-American colonists had established an industrial settlement at Occoquan, with grist mills and tobacco warehouses. The Merchant’s Mill was the first automated grist mill in the nation. It operated for 175 years until destroyed by fire.

During the Civil War, the post office passed letters and packages between North and South. River silting reduced ship traffic to Occoquan and ended its days as a port, as did the shift in traffic to railroads.

The town has survived and thrived. Today, it is a restored artists’ community, with shops, outdoor dining, ghost walks, a town boat dock and more. A number of structures in town, including many in the downtown commercial area, are part of the Occoquan Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Rockledge, the former house of the town’s founder, is also listed as a significant structure on the NRHP.

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Geography

Occoquan is located at 38°40′58″N 77°15′39″W / 38.68278°N 77.26083°W / 38.68278; -77.26083 (38.682916, −77.260830) on the north side of the peninsula known as Linton Neck.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.5 km) of which, 0.2 square mile (0.4 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (15.79%) is water.

Occoquan lies on the south bank of the Occoquan River at the Fall Line.