Abbs Valley, Virginia

Abbs Valley, Virginia
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 37°14′38″N81°27′08″W / 37.24389°N 81.45222°W / 37.24389; -81.45222
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Tazewell
Elevation	2,615 ft (797 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	299
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	276
GNIS feature ID	2807445 [1]

Abbs Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census ^[1] with a population of 299. ^[2]

Abb's Valley is named after Absalom Looney of Looney's Creek, considered the first white person to explore the area. ^{[3] : 21}

References

1. "Abbs Valley Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Abbs Valley CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 25, 2022.
3. "The captives of Abb's valley: a legend of frontier life," in Madge Looney Crane & Phillip L. Crane, Most Distinguished Characters on the American Frontier: Children of Robert (b. 1692-1702, d. 1770) and Elizabeth Looney of Augusta (now Botetourt) County, Virginia, and some of their descendants. Volume II, Chapter 2. M.L. Crane, 1998