Crockett, Virginia

Crockett, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Crockett, Virginia
Coordinates: 36°53′10″N 81°11′31″W / 36.88611°N 81.19194°W / 36.88611; -81.19194Coordinates: 36°53′10″N 81°11′31″W / 36.88611°N 81.19194°W / 36.88611; -81.19194
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Wythe
Elevation	2,349 ft (716 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	24323
GNIS feature ID	1482840[1]

Crockett is an unincorporated community in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. Crockett Virginia is a small town in Southwest Virginia between Wytheville and Rural Retreat. The local postmistress Donna Jean Richardson Stevenson was murdered inside the Crockett Post Office on September 18,1992. The area was shocked and stunned because this was the first homicide in the Wythe County area since 1986. The crime made headlines throughout Virginia and surrounding states. The post office remains open, but only for two hours a day. It has been rumored that the post office could soon be closed permanently.

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Municipalities and communities of Wythe County, Virginia, United States County seat: Wytheville Towns Rural Retreat Wytheville CDPs Fort Chiswell Ivanhoe Max Meadows Unincorporated communities Austinville Barren Springs Bertha Blacklick Blessing Cripple Creek Crockett Eagle Furnace Groseclose Locust Hill Musser Noble Furnace Patterson Petunia Poletown Rackettown Shupe Speedwell Star Cave Walton Furnace