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Fort Chiswell is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. The population was 939 at the 2010 census.

Fort Chiswell is located at the junction of Interstates 77 and 81. Going west from Fort Chiswell, drivers find themselves on a double wrong-way concurrency – one of few in the nation. Interstate 77 northbound is overlapped with Interstate 81 southbound, drivers will find themselves oriented the right way again when exiting I-81 back to I-77 north towards Charleston or south to Charlotte.

Fort Chiswell CDP overview:
Name:	Fort Chiswell CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Virginia
County:	Wythe County
Elevation:	2,054 ft (626 m)
Total Area:	12.1 sq mi (31.4 km²)
Land Area:	12.1 sq mi (31.4 km²)
Water Area:	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Total Population:	939
Population Density:	78/sq mi (30/km²)
ZIP code:	24360
Area code:	276
FIPS code:	5129040
GNISfeature ID:	1495556

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History

The community name is derived from a frontier fort built in 1758 as an outpost during the French and Indian War. The fort, which was of strategic importance during the American Revolution as the guardpost over a small deposit of lead used to mold bullets, was situated at the junction of the Great Trading Path and the Richmond Road, near the New River. The fort fell into disrepair in the 18th century as both the county seat and courthouse were moved from Fort Chiswell to the county seat of Wytheville, 12 miles to the west. The remaining foundations of the Fort and its surrounding buildings were completely covered over during the construction of I-77 in Wythe County during the 1970s. There is a pyramid shaped historical marker of sandstone situated approximately 200 yards west-northwest of the fort’s original location next to the old chicken house.

The Fort Chiswell Site, The Mansion at Fort Chiswell, and McGavock Family Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.