Stacy, Virginia

Stacy, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Stacy, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°19′15″N 81°59′46″W / 37.32083°N 81.99611°W / 37.32083; -81.99611Coordinates: 37°19′15″N 81°59′46″W / 37.32083°N 81.99611°W / 37.32083; -81.99611
Country United States
State Virginia
County Buchanan
Elevation 1,401 ft (427 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 276
GNIS feature ID 1497162[1]

Stacy is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

A post office was established at Stacy in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1961.[2] The community was likely named for Benjamin Stacy, a settler.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stacy, Virginia
  2. "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  3. 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.


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