West Dante, Virginia

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

History[]

A post office was established at West Dante in 1936, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1947.^[2] West Dante lies west of Dante, hence the name.^[3]

References[]

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Dante, 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.

Coordinates: 36°58′44″N 82°19′18″W / 36.97889°N 82.32167°W / 36.97889; -82.32167

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Dante, 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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v t Municipalities and communities of Dickenson County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Clintwood
Towns	Clinchco Clintwood Haysi
CDPs	Breaks‡ Dante‡
Unincorporated communities	Aily Bartlick Bee Birchleaf Blowing Rock Bucu Carrie Colley Darwin Duty Flat Top Flemingtown Fremont Georges Fork Isom Leck Longfork McClure Millard Nancy Nealy Ridge Nora Norland Omaha Skeetrock Steinman Stratton Tarpon Tiny Tivis Trammel Viers Wakenva West Dante
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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