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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Stickleyville, Virginia

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.

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. The community was named for Vastine Stickley, a pioneer settler.

Demographics

Stickleyville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.

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 September 30, 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.
  5. ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.