Trammel is an unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States. Trammel is located along Virginia State Route 63 7.6 miles (12.2 km) north of St. Paul. Trammel had a post office with ZIP code 24289 from October 8, 1919, to November 16, 2002; the community is now part of ZIP code 24237.[2][3]
Trammel, Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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Coordinates: 37°00′52″N 82°17′38″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Dickenson |
Elevation | 1,749 ft (533 m) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 24237 |
Area code(s) | 276 |
GNIS feature ID | 1477119[1] |
Trammel was first settled by a farmer named Hiram Keith. The first school in Trammel, known as the Delphia School, opened in 1898; a new schoolhouse was built for the school in 1924. The Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway began building a line through Dickenson County in 1913 and drove the last spike in Trammel in 1915; service to the community began in 1916.[4]
Coal mining was the primary industry at Trammel in the 1920s.[5]
Municipalities and communities of Dickenson County, Virginia, United States | ||
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County seat: Clintwood | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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