Council, Virginia Explained

Official Name:Council, 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
Area Land Sq Mi:91.319
Area Water Sq Mi:0.389
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1867
Coordinates:37.0803°N -82.0683°W
Postal Code:24260
Area Code:276
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1492809

Council is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States.

Economy

Council Industrial Park is located in Council. In 2021, textile manufacturer "Maine Five" announced it was opening a sewing factory at the industrial park, and planned to employ 100 workers by 2026.[1]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. News: Foster . Richard . February 23, 2021 . Textiles startup opening Buchanan County sewing factory . Virginia Business.
  2. Web site: Henderson, Helen Timmons (1877–1925). encyclopediavirginia.org. 7 September 2015.
  3. News: January 15, 2015 . Ashley Stroehlein . WBTV.