Boissevain, Virginia Explained

Official Name:Boissevain, Virginia
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Virginia#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Tazewell
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:457
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:2454
Coordinates:37.2817°N -81.3803°W
Area Code:276
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1492603

Boissevain is an unincorporated community, census-designated place (CDP), and former coal town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. It was defined as a census-designated place (then termed an unincorporated place) at the 1950 United States Census under the spelling Boissevaine, when it had a population of 1,197.[1] It did not reappear again as a CDP until the 2020 census with a population of 457.[2]

In February 1932 38 men lost their lives in a coal mine explosion.[3]

Boissevain is served by the Abbs Valley -Boissevain - Pocahontas Rescue Squad Inc - Rescue 945 for Emergency Medical Services.

Notes and References

  1. "1950 Census of Population." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2010.
  2. Web site: Boissevain CDP, Virginia. United States Census Bureau. April 7, 2022.
  3. https://shinbrierwv.com/boissevain