Boissevain, Virginia
| Boissevain, Virginia | |
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| Unincorporated community & Former census-designated place | |
  Boissevain, Virginia  Boissevain, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°16′54″N 81°22′49″W / 37.28167°N 81.38028°WCoordinates: 37°16′54″N 81°22′49″W / 37.28167°N 81.38028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Tazewell |
| Elevation | 2,454 ft (748 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 276 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1492603[1] |
Boissevain is an unincorporated community and former coal town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. It was defined as a census-designated place (then termed an unincorporated place) at the 1950 United States Census under the spelling Boissevaine when it had a population of 1,197.[2] It did not reappear at subsequent censuses.
Boissevain is served by the Abbs Valley-Boissevain Pocahontas Rescue Squad Inc - Rescue 945 for Emergency Medical Services.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boissevain, Virginia
- ↑ "1950 Census of Population." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2010.
Municipalities and communities of Tazewell County, Virginia, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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