Rock Narrows Branch

Rock Narrows Branch is a stream in McDowell, West Virginia. Rock Narrows Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Jed, as well as near Havaco.

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 Rock Narrows Branch.

Mount View High School

School building

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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 Rock Narrows Branch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jed and Havaco.

Jed

Hamlet

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.

Havaco

Hamlet

Havaco is an unincorporated community on the Tug Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States.

Wilcoe

Hamlet

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

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 southeast of Rock Narrows Branch.

Rock Narrows Branch

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: McDowell, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.40067° or 37° 24′ 2″ north

Longitude

-81.58066° or 81° 34′ 50″ west

Elevation

1,325 feet (404 metres)

Open location code

869WCC29+7P

GeoNames ID

4820360

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