Grimsleyville, Virginia

Grimsleyville is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia, in the United States.^[1]

History

A post office was established at Grimsleyville in 1934, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1958.^[2] The community was named for James Grimsley, who kept a store there.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grimsleyville, Virginia
↑ "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
↑ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.

Municipalities and communities of Buchanan County, Virginia, United States

County seat: Grundy

Town	Grundy

CDP	Vansant

Unincorporated communities	Artia Bearwallow Big Rock Conaway Council Davenport Deel Grimsleyville Harman Harman Junction Hurley Janey Jewell Valley Keen Mountain Leemaster Mavisdale Maxie Mount Heron Murphy Oakwood Page Patterson Paynesville Peapatch‡ Pearly Prater Pilgrim's Knob Roseann Roth Rowe Shack Mills Shortt Gap Slate Stacy Thomas Tookland Vandyke Venia Vicey Weller Whitewood Wolford

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 37°10′05″N 81°54′10″W / 37.16806°N 81.90278°W / 37.16806; -81.90278

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