Powhatan
Powhatan is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States, located approximately 1 mile from Northfork. The community probably derived its name from the local Powhatan Coal Company.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Powhatan, West Virginia”, “Powhatan, WV”, and “Powhattan”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Upland and Kyle.
Upland
Hamlet
Upland is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Upland is located on U.S. Route 52, 2 miles south-southeast of Northfork.
Kyle
Hamlet
Kyle is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Kyle is along U.S. Route 52, 1 mile southeast of Northfork. Kyle has a post office with ZIP code 24855. The community was named after Jim Kyle, a railroad promoter.
Elkhorn
Hamlet
Elkhorn is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. It is along U.S. Route 52 and takes its name from the Elkhorn Creek. The John J. Lincoln House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
Powhatan
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: McDowell, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.40085° or 37° 24′ 3″ northLongitude
-81.42014° or 81° 25′ 13″ westElevation
1,818 feet (554 metres)Open location code
869WCH2H+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 154334861OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to South Azerbaijani—“Powhatan” goes by many names.
- French: “Powhatan”
- Persian: “پووهاتان، ویرجینیای غربی”
- Persian: “پووهاتان”
- South Azerbaijani: “پوواتان، باتی ویرجینیا”
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