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Bonny Blue, Virginia
Bonny Blue is located in Virginia
Bonny Blue
Bonny Blue
Bonny Blue is located in the United States
Bonny Blue
Bonny Blue
Coordinates: 36°49′37″N 83°4′6″W / 36.82694°N 83.06833°W / 36.82694; -83.06833
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyLee
Elevation
1,890 ft (580 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code276
GNIS feature ID1481930[1]

Bonny Blue is an unincorporated community and coal town in Lee County, Virginia, United States.

History[edit]

The community was likely named for the Bonnie Blue flag, the unofficial banner of the Confederacy at the start of the Civil War.[2] Bonny Blue contained a post office until 1962.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bonny Blue, Virginia
  2. ^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
  3. ^ "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.


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