Ferrell Branch
Ferrell Branch is a stream in Mingo, West Virginia. Ferrell Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Surosa, as well as near Lobata.Places of Interest
Highlights include Matewan High School and Matewan Historic District.
Matewan High School
School
Magnolia Matewan High School was a public high school located in Matewan, West Virginia. The school has been in a succession of four different buildings since 1914.
Matewan Historic District
Heritage site
Photo: FloNight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Matewan Historic District encompasses the town center of the rural coal mining community of Matewan, West Virginia. Matewan was the scene of the Battle of Matewan on May 19, 1920, during a coal miners' strike, an event which led to the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest insurrection ever associated with the labor movement in the United States, and was depicted in the film Matewan. Matewan Historic District is situated 1½ miles south of Ferrell Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Surosa and Lobata.
Surosa
Hamlet
Surosa is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Their post office no longer exists. The community's name is an amalgamation of Sue and Rose, the wives of two mining officials.
Lobata
Hamlet
Lobata is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Lobata is located on the Tug Fork and West Virginia Route 49, 5.2 miles east-southeast of Williamson. Lobata had a post office, which closed on July 1, 1989.
Matewan
Village
Photo: FloNight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Matewan is a town in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States at the confluence of the Tug Fork River and Mate Creek. The population was 412 at the 2020 census, down from 499 in 2010. Matewan is situated 1½ miles south of Ferrell Branch.
Ferrell Branch
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Mingo, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.64427° or 37° 38′ 39″ northLongitude
-82.17541° or 82° 10′ 32″ westElevation
669 feet (204 metres)Open location code
869VJRVF+PRGeoNames ID
4805725
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