Austinville, Virginia

Austinville, Virginia
Coordinates: 36°51′04″N 80°54′43″W / 36.8512342°N 80.9120233°WCoordinates: 36°51′04″N 80°54′43″W / 36.8512342°N 80.9120233°W[1]
Country United States
State Virginia
County Wythe and Carroll
Elevation[1] 2,130 ft (650 m)
ZIP code 24312
Area code(s) 276

Austinville is an unincorporated community that spans both Carroll County and Wythe County, Virginia, United States. New River Trail State Park runs through Austinville. Shot Tower Historical State Park is located nearby. The town is the birthplace of Stephen F. Austin, for whose family it is named.

The area includes or is near Lead Mines, Virginia, the seat of the former Fincastle County, as well as Lead Mines District, described as a "nonfunctioning county subdivision".[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Austinville, Virginia
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lead Mines District, Virginia