Duty is an unincorporated community in

Dickenson County, Virginia Dickenson County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,124. Its county seat is Clintwood. History Dickenson County, formed in 1880 from parts of Buchanan County, Russell County ...

, in the United States.

History

A post office was established at Duty in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1958. One Mr. Duty, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name. Duty (pronounced "Doo-tee") was home to one of the largest coal mines in the world at the time, Clinchfield Coal Company's Moss #3 complex. The mine produced

bituminous coal Bituminous coal, or black coal, is a type of coal containing a tar-like substance called bitumen or asphalt. Its coloration can be black or sometimes dark brown; often there are well-defined bands of bright and dull material within the seams. It ...

from a geological anomaly where the Jawbone and Tiller seams came together and produced a single seam of coal anywhere from thick.

References

Unincorporated communities in Dickenson County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{DickensonCountyVA-geo-stub