Fort Chiswell, Wythe County, Virginia, United States

Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Region:	Wythe County, Virginia, United States
Latitude:	36° 56' 49" N
Longitude:	80° 56' 29" W
Lat/Long (dec):	36.94706,-80.94147
Köppen climate type:	Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Elevation:	626m
Population:	939 (2011)
Mindat Feature ID:	4759700
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:4759700:6
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Wythe Quarry, Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 56' 12" N	80° 58' 4" W	2.6km (1.6 miles)
Glade Banks, Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 55' 0" N	80° 57' 9" W	3.5km (2.2 miles)
Locust Hill Mine, Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 57' 38" N	80° 54' 12" W	3.7km (2.3 miles)
Silica Products Quarry, Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 56' 30" N	80° 59' 11" W	4.1km (2.5 miles)
Allen No. 1, Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 54' 2" N	80° 55' 8" W	5.5km (3.4 miles)
Ayer Prospect, Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 54' 53" N	80° 59' 20" W	5.5km (3.4 miles)
Henson Mine, Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 59' 8" N	80° 53' 55" W	5.8km (3.6 miles)
Walton Furnace Bank, Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 53' 36" N	80° 56' 46" W	6.0km (3.7 miles)
Lots Gap, Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 54' 34" N	80° 59' 45" W	6.4km (4.0 miles)
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10203793), Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 54' 46" N	80° 59' 57" W	6.4km (4.0 miles)
Laswell Prospects, Bertha Mining District, Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 54' 0" N	80° 54' 0" W	6.4km (4.0 miles)
Dunford Prospect, Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 54' 20" N	80° 59' 37" W	6.5km (4.1 miles)
Fisher Prospect, Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 54' 20" N	80° 59' 40" W	6.6km (4.1 miles)
Henson & Locust Hill Mines, Smyth County, Virginia, USA	36° 53' 51" N	80° 58' 59" W	6.6km (4.1 miles)
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10276996), Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 54' 21" N	80° 59' 42" W	6.6km (4.1 miles)
Manganese Workings No. 1, Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 54' 33" N	81° 0' 27" W	7.2km (4.5 miles)
Gunter Park Mine, Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 59' 36" N	80° 52' 57" W	7.3km (4.6 miles)
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10252582), Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 54' 11" N	81° 0' 22" W	7.5km (4.7 miles)
Hematite & Walton Mines, Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 54' 6" N	80° 52' 30" W	7.8km (4.8 miles)
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10131334), Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 54' 4" N	81° 0' 26" W	7.8km (4.8 miles)
Manganese Workings No. 4 Prospect, Lick Mountain, Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 54' 20" N	81° 0' 48" W	7.9km (4.9 miles)
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10179811), Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 54' 2" N	81° 0' 46" W	8.2km (5.1 miles)
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10252704), Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 55' 6" N	81° 1' 35" W	8.2km (5.1 miles)
West Jackson Ferry Prospect, Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 52' 54" N	80° 53' 16" W	8.7km (5.4 miles)
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10276623), Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 53' 34" N	81° 0' 43" W	8.7km (5.4 miles)
Jackson Ferry West Prospect, Austinville-Ivanhoe Mining District, New River-Cripple Creek Region, Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 52' 41" N	80° 53' 21" W	9.0km (5.6 miles)
Galena Prospect (MRDS - 10080251), Austinville-Ivanhoe Mining District, New River-Cripple Creek Region, Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 52' 18" N	80° 54' 11" W	9.0km (5.6 miles)
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10252529), Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 54' 27" N	81° 1' 54" W	9.1km (5.7 miles)
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10227846), Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 55' 18" N	81° 2' 22" W	9.2km (5.7 miles)
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10156079), Wythe County, Virginia, USA	36° 54' 55" N	81° 2' 16" W	9.2km (5.7 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 9.2 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 9.2 km)

ⓘ Limestone

ⓘ Sedimentary breccia

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America	Continent
North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Appalachian Basin, North America Plate	Basin
SCAB Domain, North America Plate	Domain
Southern and Central Applachian, North America Plate	Accretionary Complex
USA	Country
Virginia, USA	State
Wythe County, Virginia, USA	County

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