McDowell County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,111. Its county seat is Welch. McDowell County is the southernmost county in the state. It was created in 1858 by the Virginia General Assembly and named for Virginia Governor James McDowell. It became a part of West Virginia in 1863, when several Union-affiliated counties seceded from the state of Virginia during the American Civil War. McDowell County is located in the Cumberland Mountains, part of the Appalachia region.
Welch is a city in and the county seat of McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,590 at the 2020 census; the 2021 census estimate put the population at 1,914, due to the Federal Correctional Institution, McDowell leaving city limits. Welch was incorporated as a city in 1893.
James McDowell was the 29th Governor of Virginia from 1843 to 1846 and was a U.S. Congressman from 1846 to 1851.
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Asco is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Asco was originally known as Atlantic. The current name derives from the American Smokeless Coal Company (ASCO). It lies at the end of a line of the Norfolk and Western Railroad in Davy Branch hollow.
Atwell is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Atwell lies along the Norfolk and Western Railroad on the Dry Fork.
Avondale is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Avondale lies along the Norfolk and Western Railroad on the Dry Fork. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the community has also been known as Ritter having been named after William McLellan Ritter, founder of the W.M. Ritter company.
Beartown is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Beartown lies along the Norfolk and Western Railroad on Dry Fork.
Black Wolf is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Black Wolf lies along the Norfolk and Western Railroad on the Tug Fork River.
Carlos is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Carlos lies along the Norfolk and Western Railroad on the Dry Fork.
English is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office was closed on November 9, 2002. It was the seat of its county until 1892, when it was moved to Welch. The town is on the Norfolk Southern Railway network and also the Tug Fork river.
Yukon is an unincorporated community on Dry Fork in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at the intersection of West Virginia State Routes 16 and 83. According to the Geographic Names Information System, Yukon has also been known throughout its history as Susanna and Watson.
Pocahontas Coalfield, which is also known as the Flat Top-Pocahontas Coalfield, is located in Mercer County/McDowell County, West Virginia and Tazewell County, Virginia. The earliest mining of coal in the coalfield was in Pocahontas, Virginia in 1883 at Pocahontas Mine No. 1, now on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Dry Fork is a 47.7-mile-long (76.8 km) tributary of the Tug Fork, belonging to the Ohio River watershed. The river is located in McDowell County, West Virginia, and Tazewell County, Virginia, in the United States. The mouth of the Dry Fork into the Tug Fork is located at Iaeger.
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Panther is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Panther is located along the Tug Fork, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west-northwest of Iaeger. Panther has a post office with ZIP code 24872.
Raysal is a census-designated place (CDP) in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Raysal is located along West Virginia Route 83, 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Bradshaw. Raysal has a post office with ZIP code 24879. As of the 2010 census, its population was 465.
Litwar is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Litwar is located on the Tug Fork, 2 miles (3.2 km) west-northwest of Iaeger.
Garland is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Garland is located near West Virginia Route 80, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-northeast of Bradshaw.
Krollitz is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Krollitz is 2.8 miles (4.5 km) west of Iaeger.
