Tivis, Virginia

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

History

A post office was established at Tivis in 1916, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1958.[2] The community was named for Tivis Colley, an early postmaster's father.[3]

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gollark: Probably a bunch?
gollark: You should make laws for possible cases, especially where it exposes holes.
gollark: They are not known to exist now but good ethical frameworks should consider them generally. (EDIT: in order to not produce "human maximizers" running amok over the universe which don't consider the rights of other possible types of being, which I think would be, er, bad)
gollark: That's... bad.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tivis, Virginia
  2. "Dickenson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. 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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