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West Virginia
McDowell

Berwind

Berwind is a town on the Dry Fork in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, its population is 188. The town is named for Edward Julius Berwind, owner of the Berwind Company, and was originally a company town.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 188 residents
  • Description: census designated place in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Berwind, West Virginia” and “Berwind, WV”
  • Postal code: 24815

Places of Interest

Highlights include Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area.

Park
Photo: Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located on 85 acres Berwind Lake. Berwind Lake WMA used to be one of the largest wildlife management areas in the state, encompassing over 18,000 acres, but much of this land was lost after the Berwind Lake Company lease under which it was operated expired.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rift and Canebrake.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It is located along West Virginia Route 16, 1.5 miles southeast of .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community located in , , United States. Canbrake was named for the wild canes near the original town site. It has also been spelled Canebreak in its past. is situated 2 miles southeast of Berwind.

Hamlet
Photo: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a census-designated place in , , United States. Its population was 74 at the 2020 census. The community is centered on mining. is situated 2½ miles east of Berwind.

Berwind

Latitude
37.26873° or 37° 16′ 7″ north
Longitude
-81.66678° or 81° 40′ 0″ west
Population
188
Elevation
1,470 feet (448 metres)
Open location code
869W789M+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154392726
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4798731
Wiki­data ID
Q936649
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Volapük—“Berwind” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Berwind”
  • Chechen: “Бервинд (Малхбузен Виргини)”
  • Chechen: “Бервинд”
  • French: “Berwind”
  • German: “Berwind”
  • Gilaki: “برویند (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “برویند”
  • Irish: “Berwind”
  • Italian: “Berwind”
  • Ladin: “Berwind”
  • Persian: “برویند، ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Persian: “برویند”
  • Polish: “Berwind”
  • Serbian: “Бервинд (Западна Вирџинија)”
  • Serbian: “Бервинд”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Berwind, West Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Berwind”
  • South Azerbaijani: “برویند، باتی ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Berwind”
  • Tatar: “Бервинд (Көнбатыш Виргиния)”
  • Tatar: “Бервинд”
  • Ukrainian: “Бервінд”
  • Volapük: “Berwind”

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Highlights include Berwind Fire and Rescue and Berwind Post Office.

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