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Hartwood post office in October, 2020
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Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Stafford
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)

Hartwood is a district of Stafford County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state. Hartwood is located fifteen miles northwest of Fredericksburg.

The former Hartwood Airport is located near the community.

History

A post office called Hartwood has been in operation since 1832. The community was named from the hart seen by settlers in the woods.

Hartwood Manor and Hartwood Presbyterian Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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