Stacy, Virginia

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Stacy, Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Stacy, Virginia
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Stacy, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°19′15″N81°59′46″W / 37.32083°N 81.99611°W / 37.32083; -81.99611
CountryUnited States
State Virginia
County Buchanan
Elevation
1,401 ft (427 m)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code 276
GNIS feature ID1497162 [1]

Stacy is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

A post office was established at Stacy in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1961. [2] The community was likely named for Benjamin Stacy, a settler. [3]

References

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