Shack Mills is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia, in the United States.[1]

History

A post office called Shack's Mills was open from 1871 until 1874.[2] A mill started by Mcshack Ratliff caused the name to be selected.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shack Mills, Virginia
  2. ^ "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  3. ^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.

37°11′40″N 81°57′13″W / 37.19444°N 81.95361°W / 37.19444; -81.95361


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