FIFTH HOUSE DISTRICT

Fifth. All of Grayson County; all of the Cities of Bristol and Galax; part of Smyth County comprised of the Adwolfe (701), Chilhowie (301), Konnarock (703), Royal Oak West (602), Seven Mile Ford (201), and St. Clair (302) Precincts; and part of Washington County comprised of the Clinchburg (201), Damascus (502), Glade Spring (401), Green Cove (504), Hayter's Gap (203), High Point (701), John Battle (703), Meadowview (402), Rhea Valley (501), and Watauga (301) Precincts.

Precincts shall be interpreted to refer to those in existence on April 1, 2011, and as reported by the United States Bureau of the Census in the 2010 Census reports provided pursuant to United States Public Law 94-171, notwithstanding subsequent changes made by localities.

The following descriptions are provided for information purposes only pursuant to § 30-264 of the Code of Virginia. The provisions of § 24.2-304.03 of the Code of Virginia, including the statistical report referenced in and on file with the Clerk of the House of Delegates, shall be controlling in any legal determination of the district boundary.

A. Part of Smyth County west and south of a line described as follows:

  1. Beginning at the point where Sugar Grove Highway (State Highway 16) crosses the Smyth County--Grayson County boundary:
  1. northeast on Sugar Grove Highway to Comers Creek Road (State Route 650)
  1. northwest and then north on Comers Creek Road to its intersection with South Fork Road (Forest Highways 10 and 11/State Route 670)
  1. northwest on a line approximately 1.8 miles to the top of Rich Mountain at a lookout tower, following the eastern boundary of census blocks 511730306002099, 511730306002104, 511730306002111, and 511730306002039 respectively
  1. southwest along the Rich Mountain ridge line, following the northern boundary of census block 511730306002039, approximately 1.15 miles to a point
  1. north .94 miles on a line, following the eastern boundary of census block 511730306002039, to the headwaters of an unnamed stream
  1. north on said stream, continuing to follow the eastern boundary of census block 511730306002039, to Scratch Gravel Road (State Route 658) at a point approximately 250 feet west of the intersection of Kennedy Lane with Scratch Gravel Road
  1. west on Scratch Gravel Road to Willow Springs Road (State Route 707)
  1. north on Willow Springs Road to Laurel Springs Road (State Route 707 continued)
  1. north on Laurel Springs Road to Lee Highway (United States Highway 11)
  1. northwest crossing Lee Highway on an extension of Laurel Springs Road to the Norfolk Southern Railway
  1. northeast on the Norfolk Southern Railway to Old Ebenezer Road (State Route 659)
  1. north, then west, and then north on Old Ebenezer Road to Wassum Valley Road (State Route 645)
  1. northeast on Wassum Valley Road to Murray Road (State Route 664)
  1. northeast on Murray Road to Walker Creek Road (State Route 617)
  1. east on Walker Creek Road to a point approximately 335 feet east of the point where Walker Creek crosses said road
  1. northeast on a line, following the northwest boundary of census block 511730301004089, to a property line identified in local ordinances as the boundary of Hungry Mother State Park
  1. counterclockwise north, west, and then northwest on said boundary to a point at the top of Walker Mountain, said point being the northwest corner of the park boundary and the northeast corner of census block 511730301004013
  1. southwest on the Walker Mountain ridge line to State Highway 107
  1. southwest on a line along the top of Walter Mountain, following the northern boundary of census block 511730301004064, to the Smyth County-Washington County boundary at a point approximately 1.16 miles northwest of the point where Plum Creek Road intersects the county boundary, the ending point.

B. Part of Washington County lying south and east of a line described as follows:

  1. Beginning on the Washington County—City of Bristol boundary and its intersection with Beaver Creek:
  1. north on Beaver Creek to the Norfolk Southern Railway
  1. northeast on the Norfolk Southern Railway to a vehicular trail that links the western track of the Railway to Wyndale Road at a point .19 miles southwest of the Wyndale Road/Spring Valley Road intersection
  1. northwest 48 feet on the vehicular trail to Wyndale Road (State Route 848)
  1. northeast on Wyndale Road to Spring Valley Road (State Route 662)
  1. northwest .29 miles on Spring Valley Road to a power line
  1. northeast on the power line 2.14 miles to an unnamed road (western boundary of census block 511910104022031)
  1. southeast on the unnamed road to Wyndale Road
  1. crossing Wyndale Road to Milton Drive
  1. southeast on Milton Drive to Repass Street
  1. southwest on Repass Street to Providence Road (State Route 611)
  1. south on Providence Road , crossing I-81, to its continuation as Spring Creek Road (State Route 611)
  1. southeast on Spring Creek Road to Old Jonesboro Road (State Route 647)
  1. southwest on Old Jonesboro Road to Spring Creek
  1. south on Spring Creek to Golden View Drive (State Route 663)
  1. southeast 205 feet on Golden View Drive to an unnamed legal boundary
  1. northeast 2.3 miles on the unnamed legal boundary (southeastern boundary of South Abingdon (302) Precinct and eastern boundary of census blocks 511910104012024, -2014, and 2017) to Spoon Gap Road (State Route 670)
  1. northeast on Spoon Gap Road to Vances Mill Road (State Route 670)
  1. northeast on Vances Mill Road into the town of Abingdon and to Cummings Street (State Route 75)
  1. north on Cummings Street to I-81
  1. east on I-81 0.85 miles to an unnamed road and a point 50 feet southwest of part of the southeastern boundary of the town of Abingdon
  1. southeast on the unnamed road parallel to and just south of the town boundary and continuing on the road out of the town 0.48 miles to an unnamed legal boundary (southern boundary of the South Abingdon (302) Precinct boundary and southern boundary of census block 511910106013030 and 511910106013063)
  1. northeast on the unnamed legal boundary to Fifteenmile Creek
  1. north on Fifteenmile Creek to Jeb Stuart Highway (U.S. Highway 58)
  1. southeast on Jeb Stuart Highway to Watauga Road (State Route 677)
  1. northeast on Watauga Road to Lee Highway (U.S. Highway 11)
  1. northeast on Lee Highway to Stonybrook Road (State Route 694)
  1. north on Stonybrook Road to Hillman Highway (State Route 609)
  1. northeast on Hillman Highway to Northridge Road (State Route 694)
  1. northwest on Northridge Road to Old Saltworks Road (State Route 740)
  1. northeast on Old Saltworks Road to Maiden Creek Road (State Route 703)
  1. northwest on Maiden Creek Road and continuing as State Route 741 to Rich Valley Road (State Route 700)
  1. west on Rich Valley Road to Finley Lane (State Route 741)
  1. north on Finley Lane to Finley Creek
  1. northwest on Finley Creek to the North Fork Holston River
  1. west 1.6 miles on the North Fork Holston River to an unnamed political boundary, the western boundary of census block 511910103001140
  1. northwest 1.3 miles on the unnamed political boundary to Brumley Gap Road
  1. west 33 feet to Brumley Creek
  1. north and west on Brumley Creek to a point 72 feet east of its origin at the merger of two unnamed tributaries and to an unnamed legal boundaryat a point
  1. northwest on the unnamed legal boundary (western boundary of Hayter’s Gap (203) Precinct and western boundary of census block 511910103001060) to the Washington County—Russell County boundary, the ending point.

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