I'm in the small town of Tazewell, Virginia USA (the county seat of Tazewell County). The north side of the county is coal mine country. The south side is farming. I don't mean to brag but this is a beautiful part of the USA. Here are two web sites if you want to know a little bit more about this area.
Deaton
http://www.mindspring.com/~ronwags/Tazgen.html
http://www.netscope.net/~tourtaz/home/