Coordinates: 36°37′38″N 83°03′03″W / 36.62722°N 83.05083°W / 36.62722; -83.05083

Blackwater, Lee County, Virginia

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Blackwater, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Blackwater is located in Virginia
Blackwater
Blackwater
Blackwater is located in the United States
Blackwater
Blackwater
Coordinates: 36°37′38″N 83°03′03″W / 36.62722°N 83.05083°W / 36.62722; -83.05083
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyLee
Elevation
1,217 ft (371 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24221
Area code276
GNIS feature ID1477119[1]

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

  1. ^ "Blackwater". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  4. ^ "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  5. ^ 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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