Dranesville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Dranesville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusDranesville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Dranesville is located on the Leesburg Pike (State Route 7) at its intersection with Georgetown Pike (State Route 193). The U.S. Census Bureau defines Dranesville as a census-designated place (CDP) with a population of 11,921 as of 2010. At the 2020 Census the population was 11,785. The town is named for Washington Drane, a settler who moved there in 1810. Recognizing the traffic that would come to the intersection of two main roads, Drane began operating a combination hotel, tavern and store, which he named Drane's Tavern. Dranesville Tavern still stands and is listed on the National Register of Hist…
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 11,921 people in 2010, 11,785 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1984.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Dranesville yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Dranesville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dranesville’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBattle of Dranesville, Va., Decem…, 1862: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Dranesville, decade by decade
1 historic place in Dranesville
1 place in Dranesville is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Battle of Dranesville, Va., December 20th, between the national forces commanded by Generals McCall and Ord, and a supe… (1862) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.