Blue Grass, Virginia
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| Blue Grass | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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  Blue Grass | |
| Coordinates: 38°30′0″N 79°32′59″W / 38.50000°N 79.54972°WCoordinates: 38°30′0″N 79°32′59″W / 38.50000°N 79.54972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Highland |
| Elevation | 2,549 ft (777 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 24413 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1481852[1] |
Blue Grass is an unincorporated community on VA 642 at its junction with VA 640 in Highland County, Virginia, United States.[1][2] Blue Grass lies along the South Branch Potomac River and is located approximately 6.1 miles (9.8 km) north of Monterey, Virginia.[2] It was previously known as Crabbottom and Hulls Store before the Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon Blue Grass in 1950. Near Blue Grass is the Devils Backbone rock formation.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Blue Grass". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Google Inc. "Blue Grass, Virginia". Google Maps (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Blue+Grass,+VA&hl=en&ll=38.499146,-79.546895&spn=0.022301,0.047808&sll=38.003386,-79.420925&sspn=5.747159,12.23877&oq=Blue+Grass&hnear=Blue+Grass,+Highland,+Virginia&t=m&z=15. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ↑ Morton, Oren Frederic (1922). A Handbook of Highland County: And a Supplement to Pendleton and Highland History. Highland Recorder. p. 10.
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