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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include McDowell County Courthouse and Federal Correctional Institution, McDowell.

McDowell County Courthouse

Courthouse

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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″ north

Longitude

-81.5852° or 81° 35′ 7″ west

Elevation

1,634 feet (498 metres)

Open location code

869WFC47+5W

GeoNames ID

4800279

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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