McDowell
McDowell County is a county in the State of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,111, and was estimated to be 16,878 in 2025. The county seat and the largest city is Welch.
- County with about 19,100 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,740 feet (530 metres)
- Description: county in West Virginia, United States
- Also known as“McDowell County”“McDowell County, Virginia”“McDowell County, West Virginia”“McDowell County, WV”
Places of Interest
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Carter Coal Company Store
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coalwood and Caretta.
Caretta
Hamlet
Caretta is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States.
McDowell
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Latitude
37.3661° or 37° 21′ 58″ north
Longitude
-81.6478° or 81° 38′ 52″ west
Open location code
869W9982+CV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = county
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“McDowell” goes by many names.
McDowell CountyAlbanian
مقاطعة ماكدويلArabic
ՄաքԴոուել շրջանArmenian
condáu de McDowellAsturian
McDowell konderriaBasque
McDowell CountyBavarian
McDowell County, West VirginiaBavarian
ম্যাকডোৱেল কাউন্টিBishnupriya
ম্যাকডোৱেল কাউন্টি, ৱেস্ট ভার্জিনিয়াBishnupriya
МакдауълBulgarian
comtat de McDowellCatalan
McDowell CountyCebuano
Мак-ДауэллChechen
麥克道威縣Chinese
麥克道威郡Chinese
麦克道尔县Chinese
Konteth McDowellCornish
Konteth McDowell, Virjynni WestCornish
McDowell CountyDutch
Kantono McDowellEsperanto
McDowell CountyEsperanto
McDowelli maakondEstonian
McDowellin piirikuntaFinnish
მაკდაუელის ოლქიGeorgian
مکداول ٚ شأرستانGilaki
مکداول ٚ شأرستان (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)Gilaki
Κομητεία ΜακΝτάουελGreek
McDowell megyeHungarian
Contae McDowellIrish
Contea di McDowellItalian
McDowell CountyItalian
マクダウェル郡Japanese
マクドウェル郡Japanese
맥도웰군Korean
Makdauelio apygardaLithuanian
McDowell CountyLow German
مکداول شهرستانMazanderani
McDowell GôngMin Dong Chinese
McDowell KūnMin Nan Chinese
McDowell CountyNorwegian
McDowell CountyNorwegian Bokmål
McDowell County i Vest-VirginiaNorwegian Bokmål
شهرستان مکداولPersian
شهرستان مکداول، ویرجینیای غربیPersian
Hrabstwo McDowellPolish
Comitatul McDowellRomanian
Comitatul McDowell, Virginia de VestRomanian
Мак-ДауэллRussian
contea de McDowellSardinian
McDowell CountySerbian
Округ МакдауелSerbian
McDowell CountySerbo-Croatian
McDowell County, West VirginiaSerbo-Croatian
Ashland, West VirginiaSwedish
BerwindSwedish
Big Four, West VirginiaSwedish
CanebrakeSwedish
CapelsSwedish
FilbertSwedish
Jolo, West VirginiaSwedish
Kyle, West VirginiaSwedish
Lex, West VirginiaSwedish
McDowell CountySwedish
McDowell County, West VirginiaSwedish
Mohawk, West VirginiaSwedish
RoderfieldSwedish
Sandy HuffSwedish
SixSwedish
SwitchbackSwedish
VallscreekSwedish
WilcoeSwedish
Мак-ДауэллTatar
Мак-Дауэлл (округ, Көнбатыш Вирджиния)Tatar
McDowell CountyTurkish
McDowell County, Batı VirginiaTurkish
McDowell County, W.Va.Turkish
McDowell County, WVTurkish
McDowell ilçesiTurkish
McDowell ilçesi, Batı VirginiaTurkish
McDowell ilçesi, W.Va.Turkish
McDowell ilçesi, WVTurkish
Мак-ДауеллUkrainian
МакдавеллUkrainian
میک ڈوویل کاؤنٹیUrdu
میک ڈوویل کاؤنٹی، مغربی ورجینیاUrdu
contea de McDowellVenetian
Quận McDowellVietnamese
Quận McDowell, Tây VirginiaVietnamese
Quận McDowell, West VirginiaVietnamese
Condado han McDowellWaray (Philippines)
Condado han McDowell, West VirginiaWaray (Philippines)
McDowell CountyWelsh
McDowell County, Gorllewin VirginiaWelsh
مکڈاول کاؤنٹیWestern Panjabi
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