War Creek
War Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. War Creek was named due to the frequent battles between frontiersmen and Native Americans that took place near this stream.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carter Coal Company Store.
Carter Coal Company Store
Building
Photo: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carter Coal Company Store, also known as Consolidation Coal Company Store, is a historic company store building located at Caretta, McDowell County, West Virginia. Carter Coal Company Store is situated 2½ miles northeast of War Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include War and Excelsior.
War
Village
Photo: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Excelsior
Hamlet
Excelsior is a community incorporated within the city of War in McDowell County, West Virginia. Excelsior is located along Dry Fork to the north of the city along West Virginia Route 16.
Warriormine
Hamlet
Warriormine is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Warriormine has its own post office with ZIP code 24894. The community most likely was both named for nearby War Creek and Mine Tunnel.
War Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: River in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: McDowell, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“War Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “War Creek”
- Cebuano: “War Creek”
- Venetian: “War”
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Highlights include Big Creek High School and Lomax Cemetery.
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