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Kimballton, Virginia

Coordinates: 37°21′58″N 80°40′38″W / 37.36611°N 80.67722°W / 37.36611; -80.67722
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Kimballton, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Kimballton is located in Shenandoah Valley
Kimballton
Kimballton
Kimballton is located in Virginia
Kimballton
Kimballton
Kimballton is located in the United States
Kimballton
Kimballton
Coordinates: 37°21′58″N 80°40′38″W / 37.36611°N 80.67722°W / 37.36611; -80.67722
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyGiles
Elevation
1,686 ft (514 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code540
GNIS 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

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  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.