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Congressional district. 9th. Website. www.wisecounty.org. Wise County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. The county was formed in 1856 from Lee, Scott, and Russell Counties and named for Henry A. Wise, who was the Governor of Virginia at the time. The county seat is in Wise.
The population was 3,286 at the 2010 census. [4] It is the county seat of Wise County. [5] It was originally incorporated as the town of Gladeville in 1874. The town's name was changed to Wise in 1924, after Henry A. Wise, the last Virginia governor before the American Civil War and the first governor to hail from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. [6]
Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km 2), all of it land. Main Street looking northeast. Appalachia is surrounded by numerous coal camp communities, including Andover, Arno, Derby, Imboden, Exeter, Dunbar, Pardee, Osaka, Roda, and Stonega.
Coeburn is located at 36°56′38″N 82°27′58″W (36.943872, −82.466069). [6] The town lies along U.S. Route 58 Alternate east of Norton and west of St. Paul. Virginia State Route 72 passes through the downtown area. The community of Riverview is located across the Guest River to the south.
Norton is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in the far western tip of the state in Wise County, Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,687, [6] making it the least populous city in Virginia. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Norton with surrounding Wise County for statistical purposes.
Wise County Public Schools is a school district based in Wise, Virginia in Wise County. The district, which includes the county, [ 1 ] operates five elementary/primary schools , one combined K-8 school , three middle schools , three high schools , an alternative school and a vocational-technical school .
Tacoma, Virginia. / 36.93778°N 82.53417°W / 36.93778; -82.53417. Tacoma is a Census-designated place and coal town located in Wise County, Virginia, United States with a population of 204 at the 2020 census. It is located within the town of Coeburn .
ZIP codes. 24285. GNIS feature ID. 1487603 [1] Stonega is a Census-designated place and coal town located in Wise County, Virginia, United States. [2] It is part of the Big Stone Gap, Virginia micropolitan area. The community was founded in 1895 to provide housing and coking facilities for the Virginia Coal and Iron Company before being leased ...