Elk Creek, Virginia
Elk Creek is an unincorporated community in Grayson County, Virginia, United States.[1]
Elk Creek is home to a local dragstrip owned by the people who participate in the races held there.
The ZCTA for Elk Creek's ZIP Code is 24326 and had a population of 478 at the 2000 census.[1].
In 1997, Elk Creek was the site of the murder by burning and beheading of Garnett P. "G.P." Johnson, a black man.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Elk Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:qDoNsRF_gScJ:https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/11/03/murder-trial-begins-in-va-beheading-case/029bbaf8-b0f4-4027-b5a9-1bda178e5f15/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=opera-gx
- ^ https://greensboro.com/virginia-man-gets-life-in-beheading-the-justice-department-may-now-investigate-the-killing-as/article_5f6dc5db-5506-54b4-bbe0-2a3c04e77594.html
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