Stickleyville, Virginia
Stickleyville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Virginia, United States. It has also been known as Stickleysville. The community was first listed as a CDP for the 2020 census.
Stickleyville, Virginia | |
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 Stickleyville | |
  Stickleyville  Stickleyville | |
| Coordinates: 36°42′25″N 82°54′26″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Lee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.85 sq mi (7.38 km2) |
| • Land | 2.85 sq mi (7.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,631 ft (497 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1475137[2] |
The community is concentrated along U.S. Route 421 near the Lee County/Scott County line in the Wallen Creek Valley. Duffield lies across Powell Mountain to the east, and Pennington Gap lies across Wallen Ridge to the northwest.
A post office was established as Stickleysville in 1850.[3] The community was named for Vastine Stickley, a pioneer settler.[4]
References
- "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files –Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stickleyville, Virginia
- "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
Municipalities and communities of Lee County, Virginia, United States | ||
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| Towns |  Map of Virginia highlighting Lee County | |
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| Unincorporated communities |
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| Ghost town | ||
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