- Catawba, Virginia
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official_name = Catawba, Virginia
settlement_type =Unincorporated community
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subdivision_name =United States
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subdivision_name1 =Virginia
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Roanokegovernment_footnotes =
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elevation_m = 531
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latd = 37 |latm = 22 |lats = 57 |latNS = N
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postal_code = 24070
area_code = 540
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1492727GR|3
footnotes =USGS [cite web
url= http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=155:3:1752169327259375280::NO::P3_FID:1492727
title= Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report: Catawba
accessdate= 2008-08-06
author= USGS]Catawba is an unincorporated community in the northern section of Roanoke County,
Virginia ,United States . Catawba occupies the Catawba Valley bound on the south by the north slope ofCatawba Mountain and on the north by several mountains which form the border between Roanoke County and Craig County. The primary road through Catawba is State Route 311. [cite web
url= http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Catawba,+VA&ie=UTF8&z=11&iwloc=addr
title= Google Maps
accessdate= 2008-08-06] Catawba has a post office with thezip code of 24070.Catawba is known as a rural enclave of the Roanoke Valley with its farms, bed and breakfasts, and the Homeplace Restaurant. The Catawba Hospital, a mental health facility operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia, is near Route 311 and traces its history back to a resort established in 1857 to take advantage of the believed healing properties of a sulfur and limestone spring. Route 311 intersects State Route 785, which connects to Blacksburg, and State Route 779, which connects to Daleville, in Catawba.
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Appalachian Trail passes through the Catawba area and provides access to two notable trail landmarks, Dragon's Tooth and McAffee's Knob. The Homeplace Restaurant is a popular eatery for through hikers on the trail.References
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