Meadows of Dan, Virginia

Meadows of Dan is an unincorporated community in Patrick County, Virginia, where the Blue Ridge Parkway (milepost 178) crosses U.S. Route 58 (Jeb Stuart Highway). There are numerous country shops, classic houses, and restaurants in the community. It is located near the Patrick/Floyd county line about 20 miles east of Hillsville and about 14 miles northwest of Stuart, Virginia. The community's name is credited to one of its earliest English settlers, James Steptoe Langhorne, and comes from the beautiful meadows that abound near the Dan River which flows through the area. The community's motto as posted on the welcoming sign is "A simpler place in time". Meadows of Dan is located along the Crooked Road, Virginia and the Crooked Road, Virginia's heritage music trail and in the Rocky Knob American Viticultural Area.

Meadows of Dan
Unincorporated community
US 58 just outside Meadows of Dan
Meadows of Dan
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Meadows of Dan
Meadows of Dan (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°44′11″N 80°23′43″W
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPatrick
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
24120
GNIS feature ID1470328[1]

The community of Meadows of Dan hosts an annual Folk Fair, in cooperation with the Virginia Peach Festival. Meadows of Dan was also a setting for the ministry of Reverend Bob Childress, whose life was chronicled in the book The Man Who Moved a Mountain.

The Cockram Mill and Mayberry Presbyterian Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Notable people

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meadows of Dan, Virginia
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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