Lick Skillet, Virginia

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Lick Skillet, Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Lick Skillet, Virginia
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Lick Skillet, Virginia
Coordinates: 36°53′39″N81°47′28″W / 36.89417°N 81.79111°W / 36.89417; -81.79111
Country United States
State Virginia
County Smyth
Elevation
1,929 ft (588 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1484836 [1]

Lick Skillet is an unincorporated community in Smyth County, Virginia, United States. [1] According to local legend, Lick Skillet's name is derived from the roads around the community which form the appearance of a skillet. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lick Skillet". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Tennis, Joe (2004), Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See, The Overmountain Press, p. 73, ISBN   9781570722561 , retrieved March 13, 2014