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Chilhowie /tʃɪlˈhaʊi/ is a town in Smyth County, Virginia, United States, on the Middle Fork of the Holston River. The population was 1,781 at the 2010 census. The name Chilhowie is said to come from a Cherokee word meaning “valley of many deer”. It is also notable for having only one traffic light in the entire city.

Chilhowie town overview:
Name:	Chilhowie town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Virginia
County:	Smyth County
Elevation:	1,952 ft (595 m)
Total Area:	2.57 sq mi (6.66 km²)
Land Area:	2.53 sq mi (6.56 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km²)
Total Population:	1,781
Population Density:	671.67/sq mi (259.32/km²)
ZIP code:	24319
Area code:	276
FIPS code:	5116480
GNISfeature ID:	1464850
Website:	http://www.chilhowie.org/

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History

Chilhowie was often the starting point of longhunter expeditions in the 1700s. In 1748 the area was visited by Colonel James Patton and Dr. Thomas Walker. They constructed a small fort, likely just a blockhouse. An early settler was Samuel Stalnaker (1715-1769) who converted Patton’s fort into a tavern known as the Town House, and lived there until the late 1760s. The town sustained severe damage from an EF-2 tornado during the 2011 Super Outbreak.

A.C. Beatie House, H.L. Bonham House, Chilhowie Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Downtown Chilhowie Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.