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Welcome to River Jack ...

River Jack is located in Tazewell County<1>.

River Jack is 2,360 feet [719 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of River Jack is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for River Jack: 276

Communities near River Jack ...

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

  • Richlands
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bluefield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Gary
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • War
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • War is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Pocahontas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Bramwell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Anawalt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Maxwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Shraders
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Shraders is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Jack ...

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

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 River Jack - 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.