Rutherford Branch
Rutherford Branch is a stream in Mingo, West Virginia. Rutherford Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet North Matewan, as well as near Buskirk.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Matewan Historic District and Matewan High School.
Matewan Historic District
Heritage site
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The Matewan Historic District encompasses the town center of the rural coal mining community of Matewan, West Virginia. Matewan was the scene of the Battle of Matewan on May 19, 1920, during a coal miners' strike, an event which led to the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest insurrection ever associated with the labor movement in the United States, and was depicted in the film Matewan.
Matewan High School
School
Magnolia Matewan High School was a public high school located in Matewan, West Virginia. The school has been in a succession of four different buildings since 1914. Matewan High School is situated 2 miles northwest of Rutherford Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Matewan and Blackberry City.
North Matewan
Hamlet
North Matewan is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. North Matewan is located on West Virginia Route 65, 1 mile east-northeast of Matewan. North Matewan has a post office with ZIP code 25688.
Blackberry City
Hamlet
Blackberry City is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Blackberry City is located on the Tug Fork and West Virginia Route 49, 0.75 miles south of Matewan. Blackberry City is situated 1½ miles southwest of Rutherford Branch.
McCarr
Hamlet
McCarr is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in rural northeastern Pike County, Kentucky, United States, along the Tug Fork River across from Matewan, West Virginia. McCarr is situated 2 miles southwest of Rutherford Branch.
Rutherford Branch
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Mingo, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.62788° or 37° 37′ 40″ northLongitude
-82.14485° or 82° 8′ 42″ westElevation
755 feet (230 metres)Open location code
869VJVH4+53GeoNames ID
4820890
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