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• Official Name — McClure, Virginia • Settlement Type — Unincorporated community • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Virginia • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Dickenson • Timezone — Eastern (EST) • Utc Offset — -5 • Timezone Dst — EDT • Utc Offset Dst — -4 • Elevation Ft — 1476 • Postal Code Type — ZIP code • Postal Code — 24269 • Area Code — 276 • Blank Name — GNIS feature ID • Blank Info — 1493267 McClure is an unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States. McClure is located along the McClure River and Virginia State Route 63, 5.5 mi southeast of Clintwood. McClure had a post office from 1919 until it closed on July 6, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 24269. The population of McClure is around 300. According to legend, McClure was named for an Anglo-Scottish pioneer settler who was killed by Indians. McClure is known as the birthplace of legendary bluegrass singer Ralph Stanley.
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- 1.cite gnis 1493267 McClure
- 2.Jim Forte Postal History. Dickenson County.
- 3.United States Postal Service. USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012.
- 4.United States Postal Service. Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code.
- 5.Tennis, Joe. Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. 10. 2004. 978-1-57072-256-1.
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