Shack Mills, Virginia

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

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

## History

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A post office called Shack's Mills was open from 1871 until 1874.[2] A mill started by Mcshack Ratliff caused the name to be selected.[3]

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shack Mills, Virginia
2. ^ "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 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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Municipalities and communities of Buchanan County, Virginia, United States

County seat: Grundy

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* Big Rock
* Breaks‡
* Vansant

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* Artia
* Bearwallow
* Conaway
* Council
* Davenport
* Deel
* Drill‡
* 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

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

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