Council, Virginia

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Council, Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Community Center in Council
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Council, Virginia
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Council, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°04′49″N82°04′06″W / 37.08028°N 82.06833°W / 37.08028; -82.06833
Country United States
State Virginia
County Buchanan
Area
  Land91.319 sq mi (236.52 km2)
  Water0.389 sq mi (1.01 km2)
Elevation
1,867 ft (569 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 276
GNIS feature ID1492809 [1]

Council is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States.

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Economy

Council Industrial Park is located in Council. In 2021, textile manufacturer "Maine Five" announced it was opening a sewing factory at the industrial park, and planned to employ 100 workers by 2026. [2]

Notable people

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Council, Virginia
  2. Foster, Richard (February 23, 2021). "Textiles startup opening Buchanan County sewing factory". Virginia Business.
  3. "Henderson, Helen Timmons (1877–1925)". encyclopediavirginia.org. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  4. "W. H. McFarland". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  5. "Ashley Stroehlein". WBTV. January 15, 2015.