Bonny Blue is an unincorporated community and coal town in Lee County, Virginia, United States.
Bonny Blue, Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 36°49′37″N 83°4′6″W / 36.82694°N 83.06833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Lee |
Elevation | 1,890 ft (580 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 276 |
GNIS feature ID | 1481930[1] |
History
editThe community was likely named for the Bonnie Blue flag, the unofficial banner of the Confederacy at the start of the Civil War.[2] Bonny Blue contained a post office until 1962.[3]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bonny Blue, Virginia
- ^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
- ^ "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.