Whitewood, Virginia

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Whitewood (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°14′08″N81°51′25″W / 37.23556°N 81.85694°W / 37.23556; -81.85694 Coordinates: 37°14′08″N81°51′25″W / 37.23556°N 81.85694°W / 37.23556; -81.85694
CountryUnited States
State Virginia
County Buchanan
Population
 (2000)
  Total485
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
24657
Area code (276)

Whitewood is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the Whitewood area had a population of 485. [1] It is located along the Dismal River, which is part of the watershed of the Big Sandy River.

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History

The community was initially settled in the early 1900s by lumber companies that arrived to log the forests of the surrounding hills. The settlement was named Whitewood, supposedly after the color of the lumber, shortly after the first lumber mill was established in 1905. [2] The Whitewood post office was established in 1906. [3]

In September 2008, Whitewood High School, built in 1940, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. [4] It was demolished in early 2010.

On July 12, 2022, the community was heavily damaged by a catastrophic flood. [5]

Education

Public High Schools

Notable people

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References

  1. "U.S. Census website" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-10-11
  2. Baker, Nancy Virginia. Bountiful and beautiful: a bicentennial history of Buchanan County, Virginia. Printed at the Buchanan County Vocational School, 1976.
  3. "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  4. National Register of Historic Places Weekly List, September 19, 2008.
  5. "Dozens unaccounted for after flooding sweeps through Southwest Virginia". CBS News . July 13, 2022.