Ely, Virginia

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Ely, Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Ely
Coordinates: 36°46′9″N82°59′23″W / 36.76917°N 82.98972°W / 36.76917; -82.98972
Country United States
State Virginia
County Lee
Elevation
1,391 ft (424 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1496510 [1]

Ely is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States.

A post office was established at Ely in 1890, and closed the following year. [2] Robert Ely was an early settler. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ely, Virginia
  2. ↑ "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  3. ↑ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 14. ISBN   978-1-57072-256-1.


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