Tazewell County, Virginia

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Tazewell County, Virginia is a mountainous county in southwestern Virginia known for its coal mining heritage and location in the Appalachian region.

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Tazewell County, Virginia canonical 17

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county in the United States
county of Virginia
bordersCounty Bland County, Virginia
Buchanan County, Virginia
McDowell County, West Virginia
Mercer County, West Virginia
Russell County, Virginia
Smyth County, Virginia
bordersState West Virginia
climate humid continental to humid subtropical transition
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countySeat Tazewell, Virginia
economy agriculture
coal mining
natural gas production
FIPSCode 51xxx
GNISID xxxxxxx
governmentType county government
hasFeature coal seams
forested hills
mountain valleys
hasIndustry coal mining
manufacturing
timber
hasSettlement Bluefield, Virginia
Cedar Bluff, Virginia
Pocahontas, Virginia
Richlands, Virginia
Tazewell, Virginia
knownFor coal mining heritage
mountainous terrain
language English
largestSettlement Bluefield, Virginia
locatedIn Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Plateau
surface form: Appalachian Plateau physiographic province

Appalachia
surface form: Appalachian region

Southwestern Virginia
Virginia's 5th congressional district
surface form: United States congressional district of Southwest Virginia

Valley and Ridge Province
surface form: Valley and Ridge physiographic province
namedAfter Littleton Waller Tazewell
partOf Appalachian coalfield
surface form: Appalachian coalfields

Bluefield micropolitan area
surface form: United States Census Bureau-defined Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area
region Southwestern Virginia
surface form: Coalfields region of Virginia
roadNetwork U.S. Route 19 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 460 NERFINISHED
Virginia State Route 16
state Virginia
subdivisionType county
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Mercer County, West Virginia borderedBy Tazewell County, Virginia
Mercer County bordersCounty Tazewell County, Virginia
Bluefield, Virginia locatedIn Tazewell County, Virginia
Bluefield, Virginia countySeatOf Tazewell County, Virginia
McDowell County, West Virginia borderedBy Tazewell County, Virginia
McDowell County, West Virginia formedFrom Tazewell County, Virginia
Clinch River passesThroughCounty Tazewell County, Virginia
McDowell County borders Tazewell County, Virginia
McDowell County formedFrom Tazewell County, Virginia
Giles County, Virginia formedFrom Tazewell County, Virginia
Southwestern Virginia contains Tazewell County, Virginia
Bluestone River flowsThrough Tazewell County, Virginia
Bluestone River hasSourceIn Tazewell County, Virginia
Burkes Garden, Virginia county Tazewell County, Virginia
Burkes Garden, Virginia partOf Tazewell County, Virginia
Logan County, West Virginia formedFrom Tazewell County, Virginia
Clinch River State Park (Virginia) locatedIn Tazewell County, Virginia