THE ST. PAUL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Dissected Appalachian Plateau setting.
St. Paul town has 1.38 square miles of land in Russell County, Wise County. Its Census reference point is in Dissected Appalachian Plateau, within Central Appalachians.
A rugged, deeply cut plateau of sandstone, shale and related rocks supports extensive forest. High hills and low mountains distinguish this Appalachian landscape from smoother neighboring regions.
Regional context: Central Appalachians ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
St. Paul intersects 2 county geographies: Russell County, Wise County. A St. Paul mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
St. Paul by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within St. Paul, or 2.8% of its total area. It is 4.9 percentage points lower than the 7.7% recorded for Virginia. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, St. Paul town has 19.1% of the land area of nearby Castlewood CDP (7.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

