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Welcome to Deskins ...

Deskins is located in Buchanan County<1>.

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.<2>.

Time Zone: Deskins lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Deskins: 276

Communities near Deskins ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deskins.

  • Richlands
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lebanon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Honaker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Grundy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Elkhorn City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Haysi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <3>
  • Clinchco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bradshaw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cleveland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cleveland is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people

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 (so far) for Deskins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Deskins post office opened in 1899. The Deskins post office closed in 1961.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deskins.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Buchanan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deskins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/