Welcome to Dwina ...

Dwina is located in Wise County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dwina, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Dwina is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dwina: 276

Communities near Dwina ...

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

• Norton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
• Lebanon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lebanon
  • From Dwina to Lebanon
• Wise
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Wise is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wise
  • From Dwina to Wise
• Coeburn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeburn
  • Coeburn is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeburn <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coeburn
  • From Dwina to Coeburn
• Clintwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clintwood
  • From Dwina to Clintwood
• Pound
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pound
  • From Dwina to Pound
• Saint Paul
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Paul
  • From Dwina to Saint Paul
• Nickelsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelsville
  • Nickelsville is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nickelsville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nickelsville
  • From Dwina to Nickelsville
• Dungannon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
  • Dungannon is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dungannon
  • From Dwina to Dungannon
• Clinchco
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchco
  • Clinchco is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchco <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clinchco
  • From Dwina to Clinchco

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 Dwina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dwina.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dwina. 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 Dwina.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dwina ...

Looking for more information about Dwina? 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 Dwina, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dwina.

Adding Dwina to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dwina in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dwina was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Dwina post office opened in 1880.

We also found Dwina in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dwina.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dwina. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wise County: www.wisecounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/