Wakenva, Virginia

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

History

A post office was established at Wakenva in 1926, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957. [2] The name of the community is a portmanteau of West Virginia, Kentucky, and Virginia. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wakenva, Virginia
  2. ↑ "Dickenson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 11. ISBN   978-1-57072-256-1.

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