Jewell Valley, Virginia

Jewell Valley, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Jewell Valley, Virginia is located in Virginia
Jewell Valley, Virginia
Jewell Valley, Virginia
Jewell Valley, Virginia is located in the United States
Jewell Valley, Virginia
Jewell Valley, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°14′50″N 81°48′05″W / 37.24722°N 81.80139°W / 37.24722; -81.80139
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyBuchanan
Elevation
1,896 ft (578 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code276
GNIS feature ID1495761[1]

Jewell Valley is an unincorporated community in southwestern Virginia, located 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, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 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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