Jewell Valley, Virginia

Jewell Valley, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Jewell Valley, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°14′50″N 81°48′05″W / 37.24722°N 81.80139°W / 37.24722; -81.80139Coordinates: 37°14′50″N 81°48′05″W / 37.24722°N 81.80139°W / 37.24722; -81.80139
Country United States
State Virginia
County Buchanan
Elevation 1,896 ft (578 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 276
GNIS feature ID 1495761[1]

Jewell Valley is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. Jewell Valley is 16.5 miles (26.6 km) east of Grundy.

Jewell Valley contained a post office from 1937 until 1984.[2] The community was named in honor of the Jewell family.[3]

References

  1. "Jewell Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  3. Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.


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