Council, Virginia

Council, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Community Center in Council
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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
• Land	91.319 sq mi (236.52 km2)
• Water	0.389 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 ID	1492809 [1]

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

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

• Helen Timmons Henderson, elected to the Virginia state legislature. ^[3]
• William Henry McFarland (born 1890), member of the Virginia House of Delegates ^[4]
• Ashley Stroehlein, sports reporter. ^[5]

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.