TAZEWELL COUNTY


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Tazewell County, Virginia

Area: 520 square miles
Population: 44,598 (2000 census)
Persons/Sq. Mile: 85.8

% Karst Terrane: approx. 40%

Major Karst Development Areas:
Burkes Garden
Thompson Valley
??? Mountain
Karstic Formations and Map Symbols:
Undivided Ordovician - Ou
Greenbriar - Mg

Number of Reported Caves: 159
Surveyed Cave Passage: 28 miles

Longest Cave: 40,814 feet
Average Length: 944 feet

Deepest Cave: 502 feet