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Do you know of Saint Clair Bottom ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Saint Clair Bottom. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Saint Clair Bottom.<1>

Our sources for Saint Clair Bottom (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Saint Clair Bottom other than they indicate that Saint Clair Bottom would be found somewhere in Smyth County, Virginia.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Saint Clair Bottom ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Saint Clair Bottom:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Saint Clair Bottom - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Saint Clair Bottom.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 51/69824   (Place Name: St. Clair Bottom)

County: Smyth     (FIPS State/County: 51/173)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Saint Clair Bottom) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Smyth County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Smyth County.

AspinvillePerryville
 Plasterburg
Blue SpringPleasant Hill
  
CampQuarry
The Cedars 
CopenhaverRich Valley
 Roe
GrossesRoxie
GypsumRye Valley
  
Holstein MillsSchuleen
Holsten MillsSpratts
HolstonSummit
  
La MontTeas
LamontThomas Bridge
LumaTown House
 Two Mile Branch
New Quarry 
North ForkValley View
  
OlympiaWassum
  

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.









 

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