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Oriskany, Virginia

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Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
Oriskany
Unincorporated community
Oriskany Post OfficeOriskany Post Office
Oriskany is located in VirginiaOriskanyOriskanyLocation within the Commonwealth of VirginiaShow map of VirginiaOriskany is located in the United StatesOriskanyOriskanyOriskany (the United States)Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°36′59″N 79°59′01″W / 37.61639°N 79.98361°W / 37.61639; -79.98361
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyBotetourt
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code24130

Oriskany is an unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States.

The community features a small post office, a church and what is known as "Oriskany Square," which is one square block that encompasses the center of the village. King Memorial Community Church is the architectural and social center of the community. The non-denominational church, built in 1904, exhibits simple American Victorian architecture, and its current pastor is David Cox.

Oriskany is located in a valley of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and nearby is canoe access to Craig Creek.

Notable Individuals from Oriskany, VA:

Mont R. Reid, MD - Surgeon that trained under Halstead in the early 1900s and went on to found and build the program at the University of Cincinnati.

References

  1. "Oriskany ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oriskany, Virginia
  3. "King Memorial Community Church - Oriskany, VA - Country Churches on". Waymarking.com. May 16, 2009. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  4. January 14, 2014 April 14, 2020 (January 14, 2014). "David and Ninette Cox, Oriskany, VA". Village Missions. Retrieved May 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. McFADDEN, David W.; Nussbaum, Michael S.; Fischer, Josef E. (January 1990). "Mont R. Reid, M.D. (1889–1943): A Centennial Tribute". Annals of Surgery. 211 (1): 91–96. doi:10.1097/00000658-199001000-00016. PMC 1357900. PMID 2403774.
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