Tarpon, Virginia
Tarpon is an unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, in the United States.[1]
History
Tarpon contained a post office from 1876 until 1961.[2] Pine tar on a nearby pond gave the community its name.[3]
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tarpon, Virginia
- "Dickenson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
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| Towns |  Map of Virginia highlighting Dickenson County | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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