Mount Heron, Virginia

Mount Heron is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia, in the United States.^[1]

History

A post office was established as Mount Heron in 1925, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1965.^[2] According to one source, the community may be named after Heron, Montana.^[3]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Heron, Virginia
^ "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.

37°11′16″N 82°00′16″W / 37.18778°N 82.00444°W / 37.18778; -82.00444

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Heron, Virginia

[2] "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2014.

[3] Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.

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