Blackwater, Lee County, Virginia

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

Blackwater, Virginia

Unincorporated community

Blackwater

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Coordinates: 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| 276
GNIS feature ID| 1477119[1]

Blackwater is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States, along Virginia State Route 70 5.4 miles (8.7 km) southeast of Jonesville. Its ZIP code is 24221.[2][3]

## History

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A post office was established as Black Water in 1874.[4] The community was named from Blackwater Creek.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Blackwater". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
4. ^ "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 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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Municipalities and communities of Lee County, Virginia, United States

County seat: Jonesville

Towns|

* Jonesville
* Pennington Gap

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CDPs|

* Dryden
* Ewing
* Keokee
* Rose Hill
* St. Charles
* Stickleyville

Unincorporated
communities|

* Benedict-Leona Mines
* Ben Hur
* Blackwater
* Bonny Blue
* Boons Path
* Buckles
* Bundy
* Calvin
* Caylor
* Darbyville
* Darnell Town
* Dot
* Ely
* Fleenortown
* Gibson Station
* Goodloe
* Hagan
* Hubbard Springs
* Imperial
* Jasper
* Leona Mines
* Maness
* Mayflower
* Mohawk
* Monarch
* Ocoonita
* Olinger
* Penn Lee
* Pocket
* Rawhide
* Seminary
* Shepherd Hill
* Sigma
* Smiley
* Stone Creek
* Turners Siding
* Van
* Wheeler
* Woodway

Ghost town|

* Robbins

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