Council 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 hav ...

Buchanan County, Virginia 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 portio ...

, United States.

Economy

Council Industrial Park is located in Council. In 2021, textile manufacturer "Maine Five" announced it was opening a sewing factory at the industrial park, and planned to employ 100 workers by 2026.

Notable people

Helen Timmons Henderson Helen Timmons Henderson (May 23, 1877 – July 12, 1925) was a schoolteacher and politician from Virginia. She was the first woman ever to be nominated for the Virginia House of Delegates; with Sarah Lee Fain, in 1923, she was one of the first ...

, elected to the Virginia state legislature. * Ashley Stroehlein, sports reporter.

References

Unincorporated communities in Virginia Unincorporated communities in Buchanan County, Virginia {{BuchananCountyVA-geo-stub