Abbs Valley, Virginia

Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
37°14′38″N 81°27′08″W / 37.24389°N 81.45222°W / 37.24389; -81.45222CountryUnited StatesStateVirginiaCountyTazewellElevation
2,615 ft (797 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total299Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code276GNIS feature ID2807445[1]

Abbs Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Tazewell County, Virginia. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census[1] with a population of 299.[2]

Abb's Valley is named after Absalom Looney of Looney's Creek, considered the first white person to explore the area.[3]: 21 

References

  1. ^ a b "Abbs Valley Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Abbs Valley CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "The captives of Abb's valley: a legend of frontier life," in Madge Looney Crane & Phillip L. Crane, Most Distinguished Characters on the American Frontier: Children of Robert (b. 1692-1702, d. 1770) and Elizabeth Looney of Augusta (now Botetourt) County, Virginia, and some of their descendants. Volume II, Chapter 2. M.L. Crane, 1998
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