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Welcome to Crab Orchard ...

Crab Orchard is located in Wise County<1>.

Crab Orchard is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Crab Orchard lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Crab Orchard: 276

Communities Also Named Crab Orchard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Crab Orchard: This one is located in Wise County and the other is located in Lee County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 8 communities that are also named Crab Orchard - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crab Orchard.

Communities near Crab Orchard ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crab Orchard.

  • Big Stone Gap
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Norton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
    • Norton is located in Norton City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <3>
  • Lebanon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Wise
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Appalachia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Clintwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Pound
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Paul
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Nickelsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dungannon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
    • Dungannon is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crab Orchard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crab Orchard.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crab Orchard. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crab Orchard.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crab Orchard. See our Newspapers Page for Crab Orchard.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crab Orchard ...

Looking for more information about Crab Orchard? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Crab Orchard, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crab Orchard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Wise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crab Orchard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.