Joplin is an unincorporated community and former town in Prince William County, Virginia. The town was located on land taken to form Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area[1] and is now part of Prince William Forest Park, a National Park Service property located adjacent to Marine Corps Base Quantico. The remains of the town, now just a collection of homes, lies on a stretch of Va. 619, Joplin Road, about 3 miles west of Dumfries.
Joplin, Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 38°33′39″N 77°23′6″W / 38.56083°N 77.38500°W | |
Country | United States of America |
State | Virginia |
County | Prince William |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
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