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Buchanan County

Buchanan County is a United States county in far western Virginia, the only county in the state to border both West Virginia and Kentucky. The county is part of the Southwest Virginia region and lies in the rugged Appalachian Plateau portion of the Appalachian Mountains. Its county seat is Grundy. Buchanan County was established in 1858 from parts of Russell and Tazewell counties, and it was named in honor of then-President James Buchanan. Local pronunciation differs from that of the 15th president's surname; here the county is pronounced as "Búh-can-nin". In 1880, part of Buchanan County was taken to form Dickenson County.

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Town of Grundy pop. 822

Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)

Census ID (PID6): 176672
FIPS state: 51
FIPS county: 027
FIPS place: 99027
Census record name: COUNTY OF BUCHANAN
Mailing address: PO BOX 950, GRUNDY 24614