Blackwater, Lee County, Virginia
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
36°37′38″N 83°03′03″W / 36.62722°N 83.05083°W / 36.62722; -83.0508324221
Blackwater is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States, along Virginia State Route 70 5.4 miles (8.7 km) southeast of Jonesville. Its ZIP code is 24221.[2][3]
History
A post office was established as Black Water in 1874.[4] The community was named from Blackwater Creek.[5]
References
- ^ "Blackwater". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ^ "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
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Municipalities and communities of Lee County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Jonesville
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- Maness
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- Ocoonita
- Olinger
- Penn Lee
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- Seminary
- Shepherd Hill
- Sigma
- Smiley
- Stone Creek
- Turners Siding
- Van
- Wheeler
- Woodway
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