Doswell, Virginia
Doswell, Virginia | |
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Local businesses along US 1 in Doswell | |
Location in Hanover County in the Commonwealth of Virginia | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Hanover |
| Named after | Major Thomas Doswell |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,833 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 23047 |
| Area code | 804 |
Doswell is an unincorporated community in Hanover County in the Central Region of the U.S. state of Virginia. Originally called Hanover Junction, it was located on the Virginia Central Railroad (later, part of the C&O) at a crossing of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, a north–south route. Both railroads are now owned by CSX Transportation, although the former Virginia Central line is leased to a short-line carrier, Buckingham Branch Railroad. The area near the Doswell train station is a popular train-watching site for railfans.