Vicker is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Montgomery County,
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
, United States. Vicker is located along the Norfolk Southern Christiansburg district rail line located west-northwest of
Christiansburg.
Vicker was named in honor of the Vickers, or Vicars, family of pioneer settlers.
The
Hornbarger Store
Hornbarger Store is a historic general store located at Vicker, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built in 1910–1911, and is a two-story, three-bay, rectangular brick commercial building. It has a parapet shed roof, segmentally arched one ...
was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1989.
References
Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Virginia
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