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Duty, Virginia

Coordinates: 37°04′53″N 82°09′06″W / 37.08139°N 82.15167°W / 37.08139; -82.15167
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Duty is an unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, in the United States.[1]

History

A post office was established at Duty in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1958.[2] Lemuel Duty was an early postmaster.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Duty, Virginia
  2. ^ "Dickenson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. ^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.

37°04′53″N 82°09′06″W / 37.08139°N 82.15167°W / 37.08139; -82.15167