Browns Creek District
Browns Creek District is a locality in McDowell, West Virginia. Browns Creek District is situated nearby to the hamlet Capels, as well as near Hemphill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include McDowell County Courthouse and Federal Correctional Institution, McDowell.
McDowell County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The McDowell County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Welch, West Virginia. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 1979.
Federal Correctional Institution, McDowell
Prison
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The Federal Correctional Institution, McDowell is a medium-security federal prison for male offenders in southwestern West Virginia. It also has an adjacent satellite prison camp which houses minimum-security male offenders.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Welch and Capels.
Welch
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Welch is a town of 1,600 people in West Virginia, and the county seat of McDowell County. Incorporated in 1894, it was named for Confederate captain Isaiah A.
Capels
Hamlet
Photo: Marion Post Wolcott, Public domain.
Capels is an unincorporated community on the Tug Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Capels most likely was named after the local Capel family.
Antler
Hamlet
Antler is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Antler is located along the Tug Fork, 2.5 miles northwest of Welch. Antler is situated 2 miles west of Browns Creek District.
Browns Creek District
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Browns Creek Magisterial District”
- Location: McDowell, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.4554° or 37° 27′ 20″ northLongitude
-81.5852° or 81° 35′ 7″ westElevation
1,634 feet (498 metres)Open location code
869WFC47+5WGeoNames ID
4800279
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Welch Community Hospital and Mod Branch Dam Number One.
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