Skeetrock, Virginia

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Skeetrock is an unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, in the United States. [1]

Dickenson County, Virginia county in Virginia, United States

Dickenson County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,903. Its county seat is Clintwood.

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History

A post office was established at Skeetrock in 1901, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1958. [2] Skeetrock was so named because locals would skate, or skeet, on the slippery creek bed. [3]

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Coordinates: 37°13′19″N82°24′50″W / 37.22194°N 82.41389°W / 37.22194; -82.41389

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