Duty, Virginia

Duty is an unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, in the United States.[1]

History

A post office was established at Duty in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1958.[2] One Mr. Duty, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[3][4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Duty, Virginia
  2. "Dickenson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
  4. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 40.



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