Fagg
Unincorporated Community
Fagg is located in Virginia
Fagg
Fagg
Location within the state of Virginia
Fagg is located in the United States
Fagg
Fagg
Fagg (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°11′46″N 80°19′23″W / 37.19611°N 80.32306°W / 37.19611; -80.32306
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyMontgomery
Elevation
1,401 ft (427 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1477314[1]

Fagg is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States.

History

A post office was established at Fagg in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910.[2] The community's namesake was George Washington Fagg, a county sheriff.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fagg, Virginia
  2. ^ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  3. ^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.


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