Pocket, Virginia

Pocket, Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°46′53″N83°2′34″W / 36.78139°N 83.04278°W / 36.78139; -83.04278
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Lee
Elevation	1,447 ft (441 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	1497099 [1]

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

Etymology

Pocket was intended as a descriptive name for the town site situated in a small river valley. ^[2]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pocket, 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.