Gate City, VA

Gate City is a small mountain town of about 1,900 people in Virginia's southwestern corner, near the Tennessee and Kentucky borders. US Route 23 runs right through town, connecting north to Big Stone Gap and south to Tennessee's Tri-Cities area, while State Route 71 links east to the rest of Virginia. The town sits in coal country amid the Appalachians, with winding mountain roads that require careful winter driving. The courthouse square features a distinctive 1970s Scott County Courthouse that replaced the original 1800s building.