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Big Stone Gap

Big Stone Gap is a town in , , United States. The town was economically centered around the coal industry for much of its early development. The population was 5,254 at the 2020 census.
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  • Type: Town with 5,250 residents
  • Description: town in Wise County, Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Big Stone Gap, VA”, “Big Stone Gap, Virginia”, “Bigstone Gap”, “Imboden”, “Mineral City”, “Three Forks”, and “Wolverhampton”
  • Postal code: 24219

Places of Interest

Highlights include Christ Episcopal Church and Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park.

Church
Photo: Betcantrell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Christ Church; Big Stone Gap, is a historic Episcopal church located at 100 Clinton Avenue in Big Stone Gap, .

Museum
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The is a Virginia museum, run as a state park, dedicated to preserving the history of the southwestern part of the commonwealth.

Prison
is a level 5 state men's prison located in Big Stone Gap, , housing approximately 1,200 inmates. Since opening in April 1999, it has been a part of the Virginia Department of Corrections, and is identical to the near . is situated 2 miles south of Big Stone Gap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Stone Gap and Big Stone Gap East.

Village
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. is an eastern suburb of Big Stone Gap; U.S. Route 23 separates the two settlements. is situated 2 miles east of Big Stone Gap.

Village
is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in , , United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 687. is situated 2 miles northeast of Big Stone Gap.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community and coal town in , , United States. The town exists between Appalachia and Keokee, Virginia on State Route 606. It was named after Confederate General John Daniel . is situated 2 miles northwest of Big Stone Gap.

Big Stone Gap

Latitude
36.86779° or 36° 52′ 4″ north
Longitude
-82.77423° or 82° 46′ 27″ west
Population
5,250
Elevation
1,535 feet (468 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US IHG
Open location code
868VV69G+48
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154092774
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4747554
Wiki­data ID
Q1375124
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Big Stone Gap” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيغ ستون غاب”
  • Basque: “Big Stone Gap”
  • Catalan: “Big Stone Gap”
  • Cebuano: “Big Stone Gap”
  • Chechen: “Биг-Стоун-Геп”
  • Chinese: “Big Stone Gap”
  • Dutch: “Big Stone Gap”
  • French: “Big Stone Gap”
  • German: “Big Stone Gap”
  • Gilaki: “بيگ استؤن گپ (ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “بيگ استؤن گپ”
  • Haitian: “Big Stone Gap, Vijini”
  • Haitian: “Big Stone Gap”
  • Hungarian: “Big Stone Gap”
  • Italian: “Big Stone Gap”
  • Korean: “빅 스톤 갭”
  • Korean: “빅스톤갭”
  • Ladin: “Big Stone Gap”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Big Stone Gap”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Big Stone Gap”
  • Norwegian: “Big Stone Gap”
  • Polish: “Big Stone Gap”
  • Portuguese: “Big Stone Gap”
  • Russian: “Биг-Стон-Гап”
  • Serbian: “Биг Стоун Гап”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Big Stone Gap, Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Big Stone Gap”
  • Spanish: “Big Stone Gap (Virginia)”
  • Spanish: “Big Stone Gap”
  • Swedish: “Big Stone Gap”
  • Tatar: “Биг-Стоун-Геп”
  • Ukrainian: “Біг-Стоун-Геп”
  • Uzbek: “Big Stone Gap”
  • Uzbek: “Биг Стоне Гап”
  • Volapük: “Big Stone Gap”
  • Welsh: “Big Stone Gap, Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Big Stone Gap”

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