Keen Mountain, Virginia

Keen Mountain
Unincorporated community
Keen Mountain is located in Virginia
Keen Mountain
Keen Mountain
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Keen Mountain is located in the United States
Keen Mountain
Keen Mountain
Keen Mountain (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°12′14″N 81°58′48″W / 37.20389°N 81.98000°W / 37.20389; -81.98000
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyBuchanan
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
South Grundy, VA 24631
GNIS feature ID1495773[1]

Keen Mountain is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia located on U.S. Route 460, just south of the community of Oakwood, Virginia.

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

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keen Mountain, Virginia
  2. ^ "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  3. ^ 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.


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