Bonny Blue, Virginia

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Bonny Blue, Virginia
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Bonny Blue
Coordinates: 36°49′37″N83°4′6″W / 36.82694°N 83.06833°W / 36.82694; -83.06833
Country United States
State Virginia
County Lee
Elevation
1,890 ft (580 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 276
GNIS feature ID1481930 [1]

Bonny Blue is an unincorporated community and coal town in Lee County, Virginia, United States.

History

The community was likely named for the Bonnie Blue flag, the unofficial banner of the Confederacy at the start of the Civil War. [2] Bonny Blue contained a post office until 1962. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bonny Blue, Virginia
  2. Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 18. ISBN   978-1-57072-256-1.
  3. "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.