Big Stone Gap
Big Stone Gap is a town in Wise County, Virginia, 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.
- Type: Town with 5,250 residents
- Description: town in Wise County, Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Big Stone Gap (Virginia)”, “Big Stone Gap, VA”, “Big Stone Gap, Virginia”, “Bigstone Gap”, “Imboden”, “Mineral City”, “Three Forks”, “Wolverhampton”, “Биг Стоне Гап”, and “빅 스톤 갭”
- Postal code: 24219
Places of Interest
Highlights: Christ Episcopal Church and Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park.
Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Museum
Wallens Ridge State Prison
Prison
Wallens Ridge State Prison is a level 5 state men's… Wallens Ridge State Prison is situated 2 miles south of Big Stone Gap.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Stone Gap and Big Stone Gap East.
East Stone Gap
Village
East Stone Gap is an unincorporated community and… East Stone Gap is situated 2 miles east of Big Stone Gap.
Big Stone Gap East
Village
Big Stone Gap East is an unincorporated area and… Big Stone Gap East is situated 2 miles northeast of Big Stone Gap.
Imboden
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.Big Stone Gap
- Categories: town in the United States and locality
- Location: Wise, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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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)
UN/LOCODE
US IHG
Open location code
868VV69G+48
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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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”
- 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: “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 Стоун Гап”
- Russian: “Биг-Стон-Гап”
- Serbian: “Биг Стоун Гап”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Big Stone Gap, Virginia”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Big Stone Gap”
- Spanish: “Big Stone Gap”
- Swedish: “Big Stone Gap”
- Tatar: “Биг-Стоун-Геп”
- Ukrainian: “Біг-Стоун-Геп”
- Urdu: “بگ اسٹون گیپ، ورجینیا”
- Uzbek: “Big Stone Gap”
- Volapük: “Big Stone Gap”
- Welsh: “Big Stone Gap, Virginia”
- Welsh: “Big Stone Gap”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Beamantown and Harper.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Miner’s Park and Faith Rock Church.
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