Kimballton, Virginia

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
37°21′58″N 80°40′38″W / 37.36611°N 80.67722°W / 37.36611; -80.67722CountryUnited StatesStateVirginiaCountyGilesElevation
1,686 ft (514 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code540GNIS feature ID1496965[1]

Kimballton is an unincorporated community in Giles County, Virginia, United States. Kimballton is located on Stony Creek, 4.2 miles (6.8 km) northeast of Pearisburg. Virginia Tech's Kimballton Underground Research Facility (KURF), a low-background physics laboratory, is located in a limestone mine in Kimballton.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Kimballton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "KURF: Kimballton Underground Research Facility". Virginia Tech Department of Physics. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
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Municipalities and communities of Giles County, Virginia, United States
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