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Welcome to Hales Bottom ...

Hales Bottom is located in Tazewell County<1>.

Hales Bottom is 2,330 feet [710 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hales Bottom is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Hales Bottom: 276

Communities near Hales Bottom ...

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

  • Bluefield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Princeton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tazewell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Welch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Welch is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <3>
  • Athens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Athens is located in Mercer County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <3>
  • Gary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • Pocahontas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Bramwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Northfork
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Keystone
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hales Bottom ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Tazewell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hales Bottom - 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.