Tourism offices
Buchanan County
3 organizations market this county. Every contact below was checked against the organization’s own website in September 2026.
Buchanan County, Virginia Tourism
- Phone
- 276-244-7349
- Contact
- Traci Evans, Assistant Director of Tourism
The domain in the state directory is dead or parked.
Where it says it works
Buchanan County, Virginia — marketed as "Nature's Wonderland," particularly the town of Grundy and the surrounding region including Southern Gap. Promotes elk tours, the Spearhead ATV trails, Breaks Interstate Park, the Coal Canyon Trail and Levisa River recreation.
Verification note
LISTED DOMAIN IS DEAD: buchanancountyonline.com does not resolve (no DNS). The organization now publishes at buchanancountytourism.com. PHONE AND EMAIL BOTH CHANGED: 276-244-7349 and BuchCoTourism@gmail.com, against the file's (276) 312-5033 and matthew.fields@buchanancounty-va.gov. STAFF CHANGED: Matthew Fields is not listed; the only named staffer is Traci Evans, Assistant Director of Tourism — no Director of Tourism is currently named on the site.
Friends of Southwest Virginia
- Phone
- (276) 492-2400
- Website
- friendsofswva.org
- Contact
- Kim Davis, Executive Director
Where it says it works
Southwest Virginia — the Communities page lists Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Lee, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise and Wythe counties together with Bristol, Galax, Norton and Radford
Verification note
Coverage matches the state's 19 counties and 4 independent cities exactly. Kim Davis confirmed as Executive Director, and info@friendsofswva.org and (276) 492-2400 are the published general contacts. EMAIL DOMAIN CAUTION: every staff address published on the site is now @myswva.org (e.g. rvaughan@myswva.org, cfox@myswva.org); no address is published for Kim Davis, and the state's kdavis@friendsofswva.org appears on no page. Office: One Heartwood Circle, Abingdon, VA 24210. The organization also operates the SWVA Cultural Center and a Visitor Center at that address, and runs 'Round the Mountain.
Heart of Appalachia
The state directory lists it as “Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority”.
- Phone
- (276) 762-0011
- Website
- heartofappalachia.com
Where it says it works
Seven Virginia counties plus one city: Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell and Wise counties and the City of Norton; the site describes "15 mountain towns" across the region.
Verification note
The site now brands itself simply "Heart of Appalachia" (state listed "Tourism Authority"). Coverage matches the file exactly. No staff page is published, so Jeff Hess was NOT carried over. Offices at 3028 4th Ave. Market Square, PO Box 186, St. Paul, VA 24283. COVERAGE OVERLAP: Heart of Appalachia claims Lee County, which is also claimed by Lee County Virginia Tourism (DMO-070).