Keen Mountain, Virginia
Keen Mountain is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia located on U.S. Route 460, just south of the community of Oakwood, Virginia.
Keen Mountain | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Keen Mountain Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia  Keen Mountain Keen Mountain (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°12′14″N 81°58′48″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Buchanan |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | South Grundy, VA 24631 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1495773[1] |
The Keen Mountain post office was established in 1937.[2] The community was named in honor of William Keen and family, pioneer settlers.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keen Mountain, 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.
Municipalities and communities of Buchanan County, Virginia, United States | ||
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| Town |  Map of Virginia highlighting Buchanan County | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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