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Stickleyville, Virginia

Stickleyville, Virginia
Stickleyville
Stickleyville
Stickleyville is located in Virginia
Stickleyville
Stickleyville
Location within Virginia
Stickleyville is located in the United States
Stickleyville
Stickleyville
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 36°42′25″N 82°54′26″W / 36.70694°N 82.90722°W / 36.70694; -82.90722
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyLee
Area
  Total
2.85 sq mi (7.38 km2)
  Land2.85 sq mi (7.38 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,631 ft (497 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1475137[2]

Stickleyville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Virginia, United States. It has also been known as Stickleysville. The community was first listed as a CDP for the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Stickleyville had a population of 279.[3]

The community is concentrated along U.S. Route 421 near the Lee County/Scott County line in the Wallen Creek Valley. Duffield lies across Powell Mountain to the east, and Pennington Gap lies across Wallen Ridge to the northwest.

A post office was established as Stickleysville in 1850.[4] The community was named for Vastine Stickley, a pioneer settler.[5]

Demographics

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Stickleyville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.[6]

References

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  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files –Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stickleyville, Virginia
  3. "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  4. "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  5. Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
  6. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.