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Boissevain, Virginia
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Boissevain Road
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 Boissevain, Virginia
Location in Virginia
Boissevain, Virginia
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Tazewell |
| Elevation | 2,454 ft (748 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 457 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 276 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1492603 |
Boissevain is an unincorporated community, census-designated place (CDP), and former coal town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. It was defined as a census-designated place (then termed an unincorporated place) at the 1950 United States Census under the spelling Boissevaine, when it had a population of 1,197. It did not reappear again as a CDP until the 2020 census with a population of 457.
In February 1932 38 men lost their lives in a coal mine explosion.
Boissevain is served by the Abbs Valley -Boissevain - Pocahontas Rescue Squad Inc - Rescue 945 for Emergency Medical Services.
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