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Tarpon, Virginia

Coordinates: 37°11′09″N 82°21′05″W / 37.18583°N 82.35139°W / 37.18583; -82.35139
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Tarpon is an unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, in the United States.[1]

History

Tarpon contained a post office from 1876 until 1961.[2] Pine tar on a nearby pond gave the community its name.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tarpon, 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. 11. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.

37°11′09″N 82°21′05″W / 37.18583°N 82.35139°W / 37.18583; -82.35139