Jed
Jed is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. It is located on West Virginia Route 103, 2 mi south-southeast of Welch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Jed, West Virginia” and “Jed, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights include McDowell County Courthouse and Mount View High School.
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. McDowell County Courthouse is situated 2 miles north of Jed.
Mount View High School
School building
Mount View High School is a public high school in Welch, West Virginia. Located on the grounds of an old strip mine in the mountains of McDowell County, West Virginia, Mount View High School is one of two schools in the Welch area, with the other being Welch Elementary School. Mount View High School is situated 2 miles east of Jed.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Havaco and Wilcoe.
Havaco
Hamlet
Havaco is an unincorporated community on the Tug Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States.
Wilcoe
Hamlet
Wilcoe is a former coal town located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Wilcoe was once an independent community and was incorporated into Gary in 1971. Wilcoe has its own post office with ZIP code 24895. Wilcoe is situated 1½ miles south of Jed.
Welch
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Jed
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: McDowell, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.40428° or 37° 24′ 15″ northLongitude
-81.57455° or 81° 34′ 28″ westElevation
1,401 feet (427 metres)Open location code
869WCC3G+P5OpenStreetMap ID
node 154033529OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Jed” goes by many names.
- French: “Jed”
- Irish: “Jed”
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