Official Name: | Ocoonita, Virginia |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Ocoonita |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lee |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1676 |
Coordinates: | 36.7333°N -83.1375°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1496041 |
Ocoonita is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States.
A post office was established at Ocoonita in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1960.[1] Legend has it Ocoonita was the name of a Native American princess.[2]