Iron Gate, VA

Iron Gate is a town in eastern Alleghany County, Virginia, United States. The 2020 census counted 324 residents. The town is located along U.S. Route 220, near Clifton Forge. Iron Gate was incorporated in 1889. Iron Gate is predominately a bedroom community of Clifton Forge and Covington. Garten Trucking operates a large trucking terminal and warehouse in the town. Iron Gate is served by Alleghany County Public Schools. Public school students residing in Iron Gate are zoned to attend Sharon Elementary School, Covington Middle School, and Alleghany High School. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Iron Gate, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Iron Gate, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The town's founding was a direct result of the Iron Age. Iron Gate is also where the headwaters of the James River arise.