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Area 479 Square Miles / Area 425 Square Miles
Whythe County. Formed in 1789 from Montgomery, and named for George Wythe, signer of the Declaration of Independence. New River flows through the county.Grayson County. Formed in 1792 from Wythe. Named for William Grayson, one of the first two United States Senators from Virginia. Headwaters of New River are in this county.
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| HM Number | HM18PK |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | Z-88 |
| Year Placed | 1928 |
| Placed By | Conservation & Development Commission |
| Marker Condition |   9 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 4:18am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 484620 N 4068717 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 36.76410000, -81.17231667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 36° 45.846', W 81° 10.339' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 36° 45' 50.76" N, 81° 10' 20.34" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 276 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 67 Grayson Turnpike, Elk Creek VA 24326, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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Oct 12, 2021 at 1:24pm PDT by janetpurple4
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