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Welcome to Deskins ...Deskins is located in Buchanan County<1>. The location of Deskins has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Deskins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899. Deskins is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Deskins lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Deskins is located in the (276) area code. Communities near Deskins ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deskins.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Deskins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deskins. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deskins. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deskins. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deskins. See our Newspapers Page for Deskins. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deskins ...Looking for more information about Deskins? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Deskins, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Deskins. Adding Deskins to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Deskins in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Deskins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Deskins on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Deskins. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deskins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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