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Welcome to Skeetrock ...

Skeetrock is located in Dickenson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Skeetrock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Skeetrock is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Skeetrock: 276

Communities near Skeetrock ...

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

  • Pikeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Wise
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jenkins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Jenkins is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <3>
  • Coeburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Clintwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pound
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grundy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Elkhorn City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
    • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <3>
  • Fleming - Neon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
    • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Wheelwright
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 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 Skeetrock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Skeetrock.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Skeetrock. 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 Skeetrock.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Skeetrock. See our Newspapers Page for Skeetrock.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skeetrock ...

Looking for more information about Skeetrock? 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 Skeetrock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Skeetrock.

Adding Skeetrock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Skeetrock 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 Skeetrock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Skeetrock post office opened in 1901.

We also found Skeetrock on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Skeetrock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Dickenson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Skeetrock - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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