Amonate Virginia Map

About Amonate, Virginia

Amonate is a locality in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 59. The population density is 72.5 people per km². Amonate is located at 37.1909°N, 81.6387°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24601.

Amonate occupies a narrow, quiet crease in the earth where the light seems to linger in the hollows long after the sun has slipped behind the high, shadowed ridges. It lies 51.1 miles northeast of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 36°T), and is situated 8.4 miles northwest of Tazewell. Beech Fork carves a serpentine path through the landscape, its waters pulling at the stones with a persistent, low-frequency hum that defines the acoustic character of the morning. To the north, the terrain rises into the rugged, forested folds of the Appalachian Mountains, visible as a jagged, indigo silhouette against the brightening sky. A mile away, the floor of Thirtyone Hollow collects the mist that rises from the damp soil, creating a heavy, silver stillness that softens the edges of the hardwoods. The air here holds the scent of wet shale and crushed leaves, a sharp, earthen perfume that marks the slow transition between the seasons.

Amonate maintains a stubborn, industrious memory of the coal seams that once defined its rhythm and dictated the architecture of its modest, sturdy dwellings. Though the heavy machinery has largely fallen silent, the imprint of that extractive history remains written in the dark, weathered timber of old structures and the enduring resilience of the people who remain. Beyond the immediate settlement, the Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area offers a vast, untamed expanse where the forest reclaims the slopes, providing a stark contrast to the human-scaled geometry of the roads. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a long-settled place, far removed from the frantic commerce of the lowland corridors. Travelers occasionally pass through, but the true pulse of Amonate beats in the quiet maintenance of porches and the steady, seasonal work of keeping the land, where the shadow of the peaks serves as both a boundary and a constant, silent companion.

About This Amonate Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Amonate, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.190948, -81.638721. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Amonate includes the ZIP code (24601), telephone area code (276), county seat of Tazewell County (Tazewell), and school district assignment (Tazewell County Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.