Amonate is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in Tazewell County,

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

, United States. Amonate is northwest of Tazewell. Its zip code is 24601. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 59. The community was established in the early 1920s by Faraday Coal & Coke, but became a

company town A company town is a place where practically all stores and housing are owned by the one company that is also the main employer. Company towns are often planned with a suite of amenities such as stores, houses of worship, schools, markets and re ...

of Pocahontas Fuel in 1923. Its name comes from a nickname for

Pocahontas Pocahontas (, ; born Amonute, known as Matoaka, 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman, belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of ...

References

Unincorporated communities in Tazewell County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia Coal towns in Virginia Census-designated places in Tazewell County, Virginia Census-designated places in Virginia {{TazewellCountyVA-geo-stub