Stonega, Virginia | |
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  Stonega, Virginia  Stonega, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 36°57′11″N 82°47′29″W / 36.95306°N 82.79139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Wise |
| Founded | July 15, 1895 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.622 sq mi (1.61 km2) |
| • Land | 0.622 sq mi (1.61 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,818 ft (554 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 93 |
| • Density | 149.5/sq mi (57.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 24285 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1487603[1] |
Stonega is a Census-designated place and coal town located in Wise County, Virginia, United States.[2] It is part of the Big Stone Gap, Virginia micropolitan area. The community was founded in 1895 to provide housing and coking facilities for the Virginia Coal and Iron Company before being leased to the Stonega Coke and Coal Company in 1902.[3] The community was owned and operated as a company town until after World War II.[4] Their post office closed in 2002.[5]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stonega, Virginia
- ^ Wolfe, Margaret Ripley (October 1979). "Aliens in Southern Appalachia, 1900-1920: The Italian Experience in Wise County, Virginia". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 87 (4): 455–472. JSTOR 4248343.
- ^ Prescott, E.J. (1946). The Story of the Virginia Coal and Iron Company, 1882-1945. Big Stone Gap, VA: Virginia Coal and Iron Company. pp. 66, 95.
- ^ Wolfe, Margaret Ripley (July 1, 1981). "Changing the Face of Southern Appalachia: Urban Planning in Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee, 1890-1929". Journal of the American Planning Association. 47 (3): 252–265. doi:10.1080/01944368108976508.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS".