Abbs Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Tazewell County, Virginia. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census[1] with a population of 299.[2]
Abb's Valley is named after Absalom Looney of Looney's Creek, considered the first white person to explore the area.[3]: 21
References
- ^ a b "Abbs Valley Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Abbs Valley CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "The captives of Abb's valley: a legend of frontier life," in Madge Looney Crane & Phillip L. Crane, Most Distinguished Characters on the American Frontier: Children of Robert (b. 1692-1702, d. 1770) and Elizabeth Looney of Augusta (now Botetourt) County, Virginia, and some of their descendants. Volume II, Chapter 2. M.L. Crane, 1998
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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