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City or town Description 1: Doe Creek Farm: Doe Creek Farm: June 12, 2017 : 412 Doe Creek Rd. Pearisburg: 2: Giles County Courthouse: Giles County Courthouse: September 9, 1982 : U.S. Route 460 and State Route 100
A city and county that share a name may be completely unrelated in geography. For example, Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even farther from the City of Franklin. More Virginia counties are named for women than in any other state. [4] Virginia's postal abbreviation is VA and its FIPS state code is 51.
Staffordsville is an unincorporated community in Giles County, Virginia, United States. Staffordsville is located along Virginia State Route 100 and Walker Creek, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Pearisburg. Staffordsville has a post office with ZIP code 24167. [2] [3] The town is named after the Stafford Family, who were early settlers of the area.
[3] Name on the Register [4] Image Date listed [5] Location Description 1: Braehead: Braehead: May 11, 2000 (123 Lee Dr. Also known as Howison House; played a significant role in U.S. Civil War battle plans during the Fredericksburg campaigns of 1862–1864 [6]
Giles County was established in 1806 from Montgomery, Monroe, Wythe, and Tazewell counties. The county is named for William Branch Giles [3] who was born in Amelia County in 1762. Giles became a lawyer and from there was elected to the United States House of Representatives where he served from 1790 to 1815.
Rich Creek is located in northwestern Giles County at (37.383960, -80.821818), [6] on the east side of the New River at the mouth of Rich U.S. Route 460 passes through the town, leading south (upriver) 4 miles (6 km) to Narrows and west (downriver) 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Glen Lyn.
Eggleston is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Giles County, Virginia, United States. Eggleston is located along the New River, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-southeast of Pembroke. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 143. [2] Eggleston has a post office with ZIP code 24086. [3] [4]
Narrows, named for the narrowing of the New River that flows through the town, is a town in Giles County, Virginia, United States.The population was 2,029 at the 2010 census, a decline of 3.9% from the 2000 count of 2,111.