Bearwallow, Virginia Explained

Official Name:Bearwallow, Virginia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Virginia#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Buchanan
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:3048
Coordinates:37.2414°N -81.7442°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1477101[1]

Bearwallow is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States.[1] Bearwallow is located in the extreme northeastern corner of the county on Virginia State Route 616, approximately 19.8miles east-southeast of Grundy. A short distance to the east of Bearwallow lies the intersection of Buchanan County with Tazewell County, Virginia and McDowell County, West Virginia.[2] [3]

A post office was established as Bear Wallow in 1874 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1951.[4] The community is named after the use of the area by bears to wallow.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. April 7, 2014.
  2. Web site: The National Map. United States Geological Survey. April 7, 2014.
  3. Book: Pendleton, William Cecil. History of Tazewell County and Southwest Virginia: 1748-1920. W. C. Hill printing Company. 1920. 555. April 7, 2014.
  4. Web site: Buchanan County . https://archive.today/20140928152245/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=VA&county=Buchanan . dead . 28 September 2014 . Jim Forte Postal History . 28 September 2014 .
  5. Web site: Domestic Geographic Name Report - Bearwallow. United States Department of the Interior Board on Geographic Names. 1968. April 7, 2014.
  6. Book: Tennis, Joe. Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. 2004. The Overmountain Press. 978-1-57072-256-1. 4.