McClure, Virginia
McClure is an unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States. McClure is located along the McClure River and Virginia State Route 63 5.5 miles (8.9 km) southeast of Clintwood. McClure had a post office from 1919 until it closed on July 6, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 24269.
Legend has it McClure was named for a pioneer settler who was killed by Indians.
References
Media related to McClure, Virginia at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ "McClure". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Dickenson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
- ^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
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