Tazewell County Notes

Tazewell County: An area comprised of five towns and many quaint communities nestled among the green mountains, rolling hills and spacious valleys in the heart of Southwest Virginia, is a center of education, industry, trade, agriculture, health and travel.
Facts About Tazewell County: Mean annual temperature -- 49.1 degrees / Land area - 522 square miles / Elevation average - 2,381 feet / Temperate climate / Population (1990): County 45,705; Richlands 4,441; Tazewell 4,132
New Airport: Construction of a new modern airport on the 200-acre site located at Claypool Hill started in 1988. The eleven member Airport Authority has worked on the project since 1978. The 4300 foot runway is completed and operating. -- Reported by B.K. Howell

Sources: Know Your County/Town, Richlands News-Press/Clinch Valley News, Sep 27, 1995.