Blackwater, Lee County, Virginia

Blackwater, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Blackwater, Virginia
Blackwater, Virginia
Coordinates: 36°37′38″N 83°03′03″W / 36.62722°N 83.05083°W / 36.62722; -83.05083Coordinates: 36°37′38″N 83°03′03″W / 36.62722°N 83.05083°W / 36.62722; -83.05083
Country United States
State Virginia
County Lee
Elevation 1,217 ft (371 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 24221
Area code(s) 276
GNIS feature ID 1477119[1]

Blackwater is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States. Blackwater is located along Virginia State Route 70 5.4 miles (8.7 km) southeast of Jonesville. Blackwater has a post office with ZIP code 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.
  2. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 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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