War
War is a city in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 690 at the 2020 census. War was incorporated in 1920 by the Circuit Court of McDowell County.
- Village with about 620 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,340 feet (410 metres)
- Description: city in West Virginia, United States
- Postal code: 24892
- Also known as“Miners City”“War Creek”“War, West Virginia”“War, WV”
Places of Interest
Discover Carter Coal Company Store.
Carter Coal Company Store
Carter Coal Company Store, also known as Consolidation…
2½ miles north of War
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Excelsior and Warriormine.
Excelsior
Hamlet
Excelsior is a community incorporated within the city of War in McDowell County, West Virginia.
Warriormine
Hamlet
Warriormine is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States.
War
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Latitude
37.30172° or 37° 18′ 6″ north
Longitude
-81.68709° or 81° 41′ 14″ west
Open location code
869W8827+M5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“War” goes by many names.
وورArabic
وور (فيرجينيا الغربية)Arabic
WarBasque
WarCatalan
WarCebuano
ВорChechen
Вор (Малхбузен Вирджини)Chechen
瓦尔Chinese
WarHungarian
WarIrish
WarItalian
WarLadin
WarMalagasy
War, West VirginiaMalagasy
WarMin Nan Chinese
WarNorwegian
WarNorwegian Bokmål
ورPersian
ور، ویرجینیای غربیPersian
WarPolish
ВорSerbian
WarSerbo-Croatian
War, West VirginiaSerbo-Croatian
WarSlovak
وار، باتی ویرجینیاSouth Azerbaijani
WarSwedish
War, West VirginiaSwedish
ВорTatar
Вор (Көнбатыш Вирджиния)Tatar
ВорUkrainian
وار، مغربی ورجینیاUrdu
WarVolapük
WarWelsh
War, Gorllewin VirginiaWelsh
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