Shack Mills, Virginia

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Shack Mills is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. [1]

History

A post office called Shack's Mills was open from 1871 until 1874. [2] A mill started by Mcshack Ratliff caused the name to be selected. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shack Mills, Virginia
  2. ↑ "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4. ISBN   978-1-57072-256-1.

37°11′40″N81°57′13″W / 37.19444°N 81.95361°W / 37.19444; -81.95361


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