McDowell County

McDowell County is located at the southern tip of West Virginia alongside Mercer County.  The population in 2010 was 22,113 and the county seat is Welch.  Coal has been the major industry for over 100 years, and the town of Coalwood was made famous in the movie October Sky.  

 

Major cities in McDowell County include Welch, Gary, and War.

 

https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1631  

 

GOOGLE EARTH MAP OF ALL MARKERS – McDOWELL COUNTY

 


BARTLEY MINE DISASTER

LOCATION: RT 83, APPX 1/4 MILE WEST OF BARTLEY AT CR 83/1 (BARTLEY BRIDGE ROAD)

NOTE: UMW MONUMENT NEARBY AT METHODIST CHURCH

GPS:

37* 20′ 31″ N, 81* 44′ 20″ W

37.341952 N, 81.739013 W

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BUSHWHACKERS IN McDOWELL

LOCATION: JUNCTION OF RT 52 / RT 16 AND RT 103, APPX 1 MILE SOUTH OF WELCH AT ROADSIDE MEMORIAL PARK

GPS:

37* 25′ 06″ N, 81* 35′ 24″ W

37.418337 N, 81.590093 W

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CARSWELL MINING COMPLEX

LOCATION: RT 52, CARSWELL, APPX 6 MILES EAST OF WELCH AT THE HOUSTON COAL COMPANY STORE AND MUSEUM. MARKER IS LOCATED APPX 200 FEET FROM HIGHWAY BY MUSEUM PARKING LOT ENTRANCE

GPS:

37* 25′ 48″ N, 81* 30′ 31″ W

37.430143 N, 81.508635 W

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ELIZABETH SIMPSON DREWRY

LOCATION: RT 52, NORTHFORK, APPX 12 MILES EAST OF WELCH, AT SMALL BRIDGE ACROSS ELKHORN CREEK (SIDE-STREET)

GPS:

37* 24′ 58″ N, 81* 26′ 10″ W

37.416165 N, 81.436342 W

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LEWIS’ CAMP

LOCATION: RT 80, IAEGER, APPX 100 YARDS SOUTH OF JUNCITON WITH RT 52, EAST END OF FRONT STREET BRIDGE

GPS:

37* 27′ 51″ N, 81* 48′ 50″ W

37.464370 N, 81.814106 W

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McDOWELL COUNTY COURTHOUSE /

SID HATFIELD

LOCATION: WELCH, RT 16 (WYOMING STREET), COUNTY COURTHOUSE STEPS BY FRONT DOOR

GPS:

37* 25′ 57″ N, 81* 35′ 03 W

37.432541 N, 81.584346 W

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McDOWELL IN THE CIVIL WAR

LOCATION: WELCH, RT 52 OVERLOOK ABOVE DOWNTOWN

GPS:

37* 25′ 47″ N, 81* 35′ 02″ W

37.429828 N, 81.583895 W

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WELCH

LOCATION: WELCH, RT 16 (WYOMING STREET), APPX 100 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF STEPS IN FRONT OF COUNTY COURTHOUSE

GPS:

37* 25′ 56″ N, 81* 35′ 04″ W

37.432352 N, 81.584460 W

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WELCH EMERGENCY HOSPITAL

LOCATION: WELCH, RT 16, APPX 1/2 MILE NORTH OF COURTHOUSE, AT TURNOFF FOR CR 7 (McDOWELL STREET)

GPS:

37* 26′ 19″ N, 81* 35′ 21″ W

37.438681 N, 81.589212 W

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WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL

LOCATION: RT 52, KIMBALL, APPX 7 MILES EAST OF WELCH, APPX 3/4 MILE EAST OF HOUSTON COAL COMPANY STORE AND MUSEUM

GPS:

37* 25′ 30″ N, 81* 30′ 22″ W

37.425037 N, 81.506365 W

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McDOWELL COUNTY /

WEST VIRGINIA

LOCATION: RT 16 AT VIRGINIA STATE LINE, BISHOP, APPX 25 MILES SOUTH OF WELCH

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GPS: (APPX)

37* 12′ 25″ N, 81* 33′ 41″ W

37.207139 N, 81.561507 W

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McDOWELL COUNTY /

MERCER COUNTY

LOCATION: RT 52, APPX 4 MILES NORTH OF BRAMWELL, APPX 20 MILES EAST OF WELCH, APPX 3/4 MILE WEST OF COALDALE

GPS:

37* 22′ 01″ N, 81* 20′ 42″ W

37.366992 N, 81.345233 W

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McDOWELL COUNTY /

WYOMING COUNTY

LOCATION: RT 16, APPX 3/10 MILE NORTH OF ENTRANCE TO FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION McDOWELL, APPX 6 MILES NORTH OF WELCH

GPS:

37* 29′ 13″ N, 81* 32′ 28″ W

37.487117 N, 81.541377 W

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McDOWELL COUNTY /

WYOMING COUNTY

LOCATION: RT 52 / RT 80, APPX 4 MILES NORTH OF IAEGER

GPS:

37* 30′ 33″ N, 81* 48′ 40″ W

37.509323 N, 81.811122 W

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