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Pocket, Virginia

Coordinates: 36°46′53″N 83°2′34″W / 36.78139°N 83.04278°W / 36.78139; -83.04278
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Pocket, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Pocket is located in Virginia
Pocket
Pocket
Pocket is located in the United States
Pocket
Pocket
Coordinates: 36°46′53″N 83°2′34″W / 36.78139°N 83.04278°W / 36.78139; -83.04278
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyLee
Elevation
1,447 ft (441 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1497099[1]

Pocket is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States.

Pocket was intended as a descriptive name for the town site situated in a small river valley.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pocket, 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.