Wise, Virginia, United States

E357396
incorporated place town

Wise, Virginia, United States, is a small Appalachian town in southwestern Virginia known as the birthplace of acclaimed actor George C. Scott.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Wise, Virginia 4
Wise, Virginia, United States canonical 1

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf incorporated place ⓘ
town ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
governingBody Wise Town Council ⓘ
governmentType town council government ⓘ
hasAreaCode 276 ⓘ
hasClimate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
hasCountySeatOf Wise County, Virginia ⓘ
hasCulturalRegion Appalachian coalfield ⓘ
surface form: Central Appalachian coalfield
hasEconomicActivity education sector ⓘ
regional retail and services ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution University of Virginia's College at Wise ⓘ
surface form: University of Virginia’s College at Wise
hasElevationCategory mountain town ⓘ
hasFeature Appalachian cultural heritage ⓘ
historic downtown area ⓘ
proximity to coal mining regions ⓘ
hasFIPSCode 51-87344 ⓘ
hasGNISFeatureID 1500300 ⓘ
hasHistoricName Gladeville ⓘ
hasNearbyAirport Lonesome Pine Airport ⓘ
hasNearbyHighway U.S. Route 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Route 58 Alternate NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPopulationRange under 5,000 inhabitants ⓘ
hasPostalCode 24293 ⓘ
hasRegionType rural community ⓘ
knownFor being a small Appalachian town ⓘ
birthplace of actor George C. Scott ⓘ
locatedIn United States Census Bureau’s definition of the Wise, Virginia micropolitan area ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: United States South

Wise County, Virginia ⓘ
locatedInRegion Appalachia ⓘ
Southwestern Virginia ⓘ
namedAfter Henry A. Wise ⓘ
partOf Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
role county seat of Wise County, Virginia ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

George C. Scott → placeOfBirth → Wise, Virginia, United States ⓘ
Southwestern Virginia → contains → Wise, Virginia, United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wise, Virginia
High Knob → nearCity → Wise, Virginia, United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wise, Virginia
Wise County, Virginia → hasCountySeat → Wise, Virginia, United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wise, Virginia
Wise County, Virginia → hasTown → Wise, Virginia, United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wise, Virginia