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Vicker, Virginia

Coordinates: 37°09′49″N 80°29′16″W / 37.16361°N 80.48778°W / 37.16361; -80.48778
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Vicker, Virginia
Vicker is located in Shenandoah Valley
Vicker
Vicker
Vicker is located in Virginia
Vicker
Vicker
Vicker is located in the United States
Vicker
Vicker
Coordinates: 37°09′49″N 80°29′16″W / 37.16361°N 80.48778°W / 37.16361; -80.48778
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyMontgomery
Elevation
1,795 ft (547 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code540
GNIS feature ID1493739[1]

Vicker is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. Vicker is located along the Norfolk Southern Christiansburg district rail line located 5 miles (8.0 km) west-northwest of Christiansburg.

Vicker was named in honor of the Vickers, or Vicars, family of pioneer settlers.[2]

The Hornbarger Store was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Vicker". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.