Tiny, Virginia

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Tiny, Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Tiny, Virginia
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Tiny, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°06′20″N82°14′23″W / 37.10556°N 82.23972°W / 37.10556; -82.23972 Coordinates: 37°06′20″N82°14′23″W / 37.10556°N 82.23972°W / 37.10556; -82.23972
CountryUnited States
State Virginia
County Dickenson
Elevation
1,411 ft (430 m)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 276
GNIS feature ID1494283 [1]

Tiny is an unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, in the United States. [1]

History

A post office was established at Tiny in 1907, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1963. [2] Tiny was likely a descriptive name for its diminutive size. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tiny". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Dickenson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 11. ISBN   978-1-57072-256-1.
  4. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 132.



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