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Stickleyville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Virginia, United States. It has also been known as Stickleysville. The community was first listed as a CDP for the 2020 census.

Stickleyville, Virginia
Census-designated place
Stickleyville
Stickleyville
Stickleyville
Coordinates: 36°42′25″N 82°54′26″W
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyLee
Area
[1]
 • Total2.85 sq mi (7.38 km2)
 • Land2.85 sq mi (7.38 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,631 ft (497 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1475137[2]

The community is concentrated along U.S. Route 421 near the Lee County/Scott County line in the Wallen Creek Valley. Duffield lies across Powell Mountain to the east, and Pennington Gap lies across Wallen Ridge to the northwest.

A post office was established as Stickleysville in 1850.[3] The community was named for Vastine Stickley, a pioneer settler.[4]


References


  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files –Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stickleyville, Virginia
  3. "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.


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