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McDowell

McDowell County is a county in the State of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,111, and was estimated to be 17,147 in 2024. The county seat and the largest city is .
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  • Type: County with 22,100 residents
  • Description: county in West Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “McDowell County”, “McDowell County, Virginia”, “McDowell County, West Virginia”, and “McDowell County, WV”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carter Coal Company Store.

Building
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, also known as Consolidation Coal Company Store, is a historic company store building located at , McDowell County, West Virginia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coalwood and Caretta.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated coal town in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. The coal mine in reached its peak in the 1950s and ceased production on October 1, 1986.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, , United States. was named for the transposed syllables in the name of Mrs.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. is located on West Virginia Route 16, 5 miles southwest of . The community took its name from Mine Number 6, a nearby coal mine.

McDowell

Latitude
37.3661° or 37° 21′ 58″ north
Longitude
-81.6478° or 81° 38′ 52″ west
Population
22,100
Elevation
1,736 feet (529 metres)
Open location code
869W9982+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 317006297
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
4814188
Wiki­data ID
Q501804
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“McDowell” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “McDowell County”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة ماكدويل”
  • Armenian: “ՄաքԴոուել շրջան”
  • Asturian: “condáu de McDowell”
  • Basque: “McDowell konderria”
  • Bavarian: “McDowell County, West Virginia”
  • Bavarian: “McDowell County”
  • Bishnupriya: “ম্যাকডোৱেল কাউন্টি, ৱেস্ট ভার্জিনিয়া”
  • Bishnupriya: “ম্যাকডোৱেল কাউন্টি”
  • Bulgarian: “Макдауъл”
  • Catalan: “comtat de McDowell”
  • Cebuano: “McDowell County”
  • Chechen: “Мак-Дауэлл”
  • Chinese: “McDowell Kūn”
  • Chinese: “麥克道威縣”
  • Chinese: “麥克道威郡”
  • Chinese: “麦克道尔县”
  • Cornish: “Konteth McDowell, Virjynni West”
  • Cornish: “Konteth McDowell”
  • Dutch: “McDowell County”
  • Esperanto: “kantono McDowell”
  • Esperanto: “Kantono McDowell”
  • Esperanto: “McDowell County”
  • Estonian: “McDowelli maakond”
  • Finnish: “McDowellin piirikunta”
  • French: “comté de McDowell”
  • French: “Comté de McDowell”
  • French: “McDowell County”
  • Georgian: “მაკდაუელის ოლქი”
  • German: “McDowell County”
  • Gilaki: “مک‌داول ٚ شأرستان (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “مک‌داول ٚ شأرستان”
  • Greek: “κομητεία ΜακΝτάουελ”
  • Greek: “Κομητεία ΜακΝτάουελ”
  • Hungarian: “McDowell megye”
  • Irish: “Contae McDowell”
  • Italian: “contea di McDowell”
  • Italian: “Contea di McDowell”
  • Italian: “McDowell County”
  • Japanese: “マクダウェル郡”
  • Japanese: “マクドウェル郡”
  • Korean: “맥도웰군”
  • Lithuanian: “Makdauelio apygarda”
  • Low German: “McDowell County”
  • Mazanderani: “مک‌داول شهرستان”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “McDowell Gông”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “McDowell Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “McDowell County i Vest-Virginia”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “McDowell County”
  • Norwegian: “McDowell County”
  • Persian: “شهرستان مک‌داول، ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Persian: “شهرستان مک‌داول”
  • Persian: “شهرستان مکداول”
  • Polish: “Hrabstwo McDowell”
  • Portuguese: “condado de McDowell”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de McDowell”
  • Portuguese: “McDowell County”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul McDowell, Virginia de Vest”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul McDowell”
  • Russian: “Мак-Дауэлл”
  • Sardinian: “contea de McDowell”
  • Serbian: “McDowell County”
  • Serbian: “Округ Макдауел”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “McDowell County, West Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “McDowell County”
  • Spanish: “condado de McDowell”
  • Spanish: “Condado de McDowell”
  • Spanish: “McDowell County”
  • Swedish: “Ashland, West Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Berwind”
  • Swedish: “Big Four, West Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Canebrake”
  • Swedish: “Capels”
  • Swedish: “Filbert”
  • Swedish: “Jolo, West Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Kyle, West Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Lex, West Virginia”
  • Swedish: “McDowell County, West Virginia”
  • Swedish: “McDowell County”
  • Swedish: “Mohawk, West Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Roderfield”
  • Swedish: “Sandy Huff”
  • Swedish: “Six”
  • Swedish: “Switchback”
  • Swedish: “Vallscreek”
  • Swedish: “Wilcoe”
  • Tatar: “Мак-Дауэлл (округ, Көнбатыш Вирджиния)”
  • Tatar: “Мак-Дауэлл”
  • Turkish: “McDowell County, Batı Virginia”
  • Turkish: “McDowell County, W.Va.”
  • Turkish: “McDowell County, WV”
  • Turkish: “McDowell County”
  • Turkish: “McDowell ilçesi, Batı Virginia”
  • Turkish: “McDowell ilçesi, W.Va.”
  • Turkish: “McDowell ilçesi, WV”
  • Turkish: “McDowell ilçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Мак-Дауелл”
  • Ukrainian: “Макдавелл”
  • Urdu: “میک ڈوویل کاؤنٹی، مغربی ورجینیا”
  • Urdu: “میک ڈوویل کاؤنٹی”
  • Venetian: “contea de McDowell”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận McDowell, Tây Virginia”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận McDowell, West Virginia”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận McDowell”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han McDowell, West Virginia”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han McDowell”
  • Welsh: “McDowell County, Gorllewin Virginia”
  • Welsh: “McDowell County”
  • Western Panjabi: “مکڈاول کاؤنٹی”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mount Airy Church and Coalwood Post Office.

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