Lerty, Virginia

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Lerty, Virginia

Lerty is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the U. S. state of Virginia. [1] [2]

The community had a post office from approximately 1917 through 1960. [3] "Lerty" seems to have been a remote family name of the wife of R.L. Gutridge, who the first postmater of the post office. [3]

Local newspapers would report of the news from the Lerty community. [4]

References

  1. "Lerty (Westmoreland County, Virginia)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  2. (10 February 1961). Self-Service PO Takes Over, Richmond News Leader ("Northern Neck community of Lerty...")
  3. 1 2 (6 October 1960). Lerty P.O. Eulogy, The Westmoreland News
  4. (17 June 1965). News from Lerty, Northern Neck News

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