Coeburn, Virginia

Coeburn is a coal town in Wise County, Virginia, United States, along the Guest River.

The Town of Coeburn was originally named Guest Station after explorer and surveyor Christopher Gist.

Incorporated in 1894, the Town changed its name from Guest Station to Coeburn after W. W. Coe, Chief Engineer of the N&W Railroad, and Judge W. E. Burns.

[6] The town lies along U.S. Route 58 Alternate east of Norton and west of St. Paul.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.3 km2), all of it land.

Recently Coeburn joined with neighboring St. Paul on the Mountain View Trail System for ATVs.

Flood in Coeburn in 1963
Map of Virginia highlighting Wise County