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About Meadows of Dan
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United StatesMeadows of Dan is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Patrick County, Virginia, United States, where the Blue Ridge Parkway (milepost 178) crosses U.S. Route 58 (Jeb Stuart Highway). It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 72. There are numerous country shops, older houses, and restaurants in the community. It is located near the Patrick/Floyd county line, approximately 20 miles east of Hillsville and about 14 miles northwest of Stuart. The community's name is credited to one of its earliest English settlers, James Steptoe Langhorne, and comes from the meadows that abound near the Dan River which flows through the area. The community's mot…
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