Keen Mountain, Virginia
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Keen Mountain | |
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Unincorporated community | |
File:USA Virginia location map.svg Keen Mountain Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia File:Usa edcp location map.svg Keen Mountain Keen Mountain (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°12′14″N 81°58′48″W / 37.20389°N 81.98000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Buchanan |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | South Grundy, VA 24631 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1495773[1] |
Keen Mountain is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia located on U.S. Route 460, just south of the community of Oakwood, Virginia. The Keen Mountain post office was established in 1937.[2] The community was named in honor of William Keen and family, pioneer settlers.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keen Mountain, Virginia
- ↑ "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 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.
