South Alexandria
South Alexandria is an area of southeastern Fairfax County, Virginia. Despite the name, it is not part of the City of Alexandria; it is a colloquial name used by locals because the area has an Alexandria mailing address.Places of Interest
Highlights include Inova Mount Vernon Hospital and Hollin Hall.
Hollin Hall
Manor estate
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hollin Hall was an 18th-century plantation house three miles southwest of Alexandria in Fairfax County, Virginia. George Mason, a United States Founding Father, gave Hollin Hall to his third son, Thomson Mason, through deeds of gift in 1781 and 1786.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Vernon and Groveton.
Mount Vernon
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Mount Vernon is a district in Fairfax County, Virginia, situated on the Potomac River. It takes its name from the country home and plantation of George Washington, the first president of the United States of America.
Groveton
Village
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Groveton is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Groveton had a population of 15,725. Located south of the city of Alexandria, it encompasses numerous neighborhoods including Groveton, Bucknell Manor, Stoneybrooke, and portions of Hollin Hills. Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax County's largest park, is located in the southwest part of the CDP.
Woodlawn
Village
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Woodlawn is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 20,804. It was carved out of the Mount Vernon CDP beginning with the 2010 census, from the west it goes from Fort Belvoir to Little Hunting Creek stretching along U.S. Route 1 on the south and Huntley Meadows Park on the north.
South Alexandria
- Type: territory
- Location: Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.75° or 38° 45′ northLongitude
-77.09° or 77° 5′ 24″ westOpen location code
87C4QW25+2XWikidata ID
Q99203481
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