Carswell
Carswell is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Carswell lies to the north of the town of Kimball.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Carswell, West Virginia” and “Carswell, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Houston Coal Company Store.
Houston Coal Company Store
Building
Photo: Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Houston Coal Company Store, also known as the Koppers Store, is an intact example of a coal company store, located at Carswell, West Virginia. The 1923 Italian Renaissance building possesses a detailed brick exterior and a clay tile roof, with skylights at the roof's peak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bottom Creek and Big Four.
Bottom Creek
Hamlet
Bottom Creek is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Bottom Creek lies along U.S. Route 52 between the towns of Kimball and Vivian. It takes its name from the stream that runs through the community. Bottom Creek is situated 1½ miles southeast of Carswell.
Big Four
Hamlet
Big Four is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Their post office has been closed. Originally known as Cirrus, Big Four is reported to have been renamed for the four men who operated the coal mines in the area. Big Four is situated 2 miles south of Carswell.
Vivian
Hamlet
Vivian is a census-designated place in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Vivian is located along U.S. Route 52, 1 mile southeast of Kimball. Vivian is situated 2 miles southeast of Carswell.
Carswell
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: McDowell, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.43956° or 37° 26′ 22″ northLongitude
-81.50872° or 81° 30′ 31″ westElevation
1,552 feet (473 metres)Open location code
869WCFQR+RGOpenStreetMap ID
node 153938542OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Volapük—“Carswell” goes by many names.
- French: “Carswell”
- Irish: “Carswell”
- Italian: “Carswell”
- Japanese: “カーズウェル”
- Persian: “کارزول، ویرجینیای غربی”
- Persian: “کارزول”
- South Azerbaijani: “کارزول، باتی ویرجینیا”
- Spanish: “Carswell”
- Volapük: “Carswell (West Virginia)”
- Volapük: “Carswell (WV)”
- Volapük: “Carswell, West Virginia”
- Volapük: “Carswell, WV”
- Volapük: “Carswell”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Community Church and Laurel Branch Dam.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Carswell”. Photo: JaGa, CC BY-SA 4.0.