McMechen

McMechen is a city in , United States, situated along the Ohio River. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. The population was 1,714 at the 2020 census.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 1,800 residents
  • Description: city in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “McMechen (Virginia Occidental)”, “McMechen, West Virginia”, and “McMechen, WV”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Shadyside High School and Bellaire High School.

School
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is a public high school in , United States.

School
is a public high school located in , United States. is situated 2 miles north of McMechen.

Building
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The is a historic commercial building in downtown , , United States. is situated 2 miles north of McMechen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shadyside and Bellaire.

Village
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is a village in eastern , , United States, along the Ohio River. is situated 1½ miles southwest of McMechen.

Town
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is a village in , United States, along the Ohio River. is situated 2 miles north of McMechen.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 2½ miles northeast of McMechen.

McMechen

Latitude
39.98813° or 39° 59′ 17″ north
Longitude
-80.73147° or 80° 43′ 53″ west
Population
1,800
Elevation
679 feet (207 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US EHJ
Open location code
86FXX7Q9+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154289946
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4814268
Wiki­data ID
Q2409406
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“McMechen” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ماكمشين”
  • Basque: “McMechen”
  • Catalan: “McMechen”
  • Cebuano: “McMechen”
  • Chechen: “Макмешен (Малхбузен Вирджини)”
  • Chechen: “Макмешен”
  • Czech: “McMechen”
  • Danish: “McMechen”
  • Dutch: “McMechen”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ماكمشين”
  • French: “McMechen”
  • German: “McMechen”
  • Gilaki: “مک‌مچن (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “مک‌مچن”
  • Irish: “McMechen”
  • Italian: “McMechen”
  • Ladin: “McMechen”
  • Malagasy: “McMechen, West Virginia”
  • Malagasy: “McMechen”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “McMechen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “McMechen”
  • Norwegian: “McMechen”
  • Persian: “مک‌مچن، ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Persian: “مک‌مچن”
  • Polish: “McMechen”
  • Portuguese: “McMechen”
  • Russian: “Макмечен”
  • Serbian: “Макмечин”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “McMechen, West Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “McMechen”
  • Slovak: “McMechen”
  • South Azerbaijani: “مکمچن، باتی ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “McMechen”
  • Tatar: “Макмешен (Көнбатыш Вирджиния)”
  • Tatar: “Макмешен”
  • Ukrainian: “Макмешен”
  • Urdu: “میک میکن، مغربی ورجینیا”
  • Volapük: “McMechen”
  • Welsh: “McMechen, Gorllewin Virginia”
  • Welsh: “McMechen”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: South Benwood and Avondale.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: First Church of God and McMechen City Hall.

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Worth a closer look: Charleston and Huntington.

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