Keen Mountain, Virginia

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

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

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 28 September 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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