Blue Grass is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
on VA 642 at its junction with VA 640 in
Highland County,
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
, United States.
Blue Grass lies along the
South Branch Potomac River
The South Branch Potomac River has its River source, headwaters in northwestern Highland County, Virginia, near Hightown, Virginia, Hightown along the eastern edge of the Allegheny Front. After a river distance of ,U.S. Geological Survey. Nationa ...
and is located approximately north of
Monterey, Virginia.
It was previously known as Crabbottom and Hulls Store before the
Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon Blue Grass in 1950.
Near Blue Grass is the
Devils Backbone rock formation.
Blue Grass has a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
with
ZIP code 24413.
The Hollywood silent film classic ''
Tol'able David'' was filmed in Blue Grass during 1921.
Ausführliches Essay zum Film
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Notable people
* Susan Swecker – Chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia, was raised there
References
Unincorporated communities in Highland County, Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Virginia
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