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.
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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
PHOTOS 20 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 20′ 31″ N, 81* 44′ 20″ W
37.341952 N, 81.739013 W
eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – BARTLEY MINE DISASTER
BUSHWHACKERS IN McDOWELL
LOCATION: JUNCTION OF RT 52 / RT 16 AND RT 103, APPX 1 MILE EAST OF DOWNTOWN WELCH AT ROADSIDE MEMORIAL PARK
PHOTOS 20 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 25′ 06″ N, 81* 35′ 24″ W
37.418337 N, 81.590093 W
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
PHOTOS 20 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 25′ 48″ N, 81* 30′ 31″ W
37.430143 N, 81.508635 W
ELIZABETH SIMPSON DREWRY
LOCATION: RT 52, NORTHFORK, APPX 12 MILES EAST OF WELCH, AT SMALL BRIDGE ACROSS ELKHORN CREEK (SIDE-STREET)
PHOTOS 20 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 24′ 58″ N, 81* 26′ 10″ W
37.416165 N, 81.436342 W
LEWIS’ CAMP
LOCATION: RT 80, IAEGER, APPX 100 YARDS SOUTH OF JUNCITON WITH RT 52, EAST END OF FRONT STREET BRIDGE
PHOTOS 20 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 27′ 51″ N, 81* 48′ 50″ W
37.464370 N, 81.814106 W
McDOWELL COUNTY COURTHOUSE /
SID HATFIELD
LOCATION: WELCH, RT 16 (WYOMING STREET), COUNTY COURTHOUSE STEPS BY FRONT DOOR
PHOTOS 20 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 25′ 57″ N, 81* 35′ 03 W
37.432541 N, 81.584346 W
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES – COURTHOUSE
McDOWELL IN THE CIVIL WAR
LOCATION: WELCH, RT 52 OVERLOOK ABOVE DOWNTOWN, APPX 1 MILE NORTH OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE
MISSING ON 20 AUGUST 2023
PHOTOS 20 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 25′ 47″ N, 81* 35′ 02″ W
37.429828 N, 81.583895 W
WELCH
LOCATION: WELCH, RT 16 (WYOMING STREET), APPX 100 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF STEPS IN FRONT OF COUNTY COURTHOUSE
PHOTOS 20 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 25′ 56″ N, 81* 35′ 04″ W
37.432352 N, 81.584460 W
WELCH EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
LOCATION: WELCH, RT 16, APPX 1/2 MILE NORTH OF COURTHOUSE, AT TURNOFF FOR CR 7 (McDOWELL STREET)
PHOTOS 20 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 26′ 19″ N, 81* 35′ 21″ W
37.438681 N, 81.589212 W
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
PHOTOS 20 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 25′ 30″ N, 81* 30′ 22″ W
37.425037 N, 81.506365 W
McDOWELL COUNTY /
VIRGINIA
LOCATION: RT 16 AT VIRGINIA STATE LINE, BISHOP, APPX 25 MILES SOUTH OF WELCH
PHOTOS 20 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 12′ 25″ N, 81* 33′ 41″ W
37.207139 N, 81.561507 W
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
** MISSING **
PHOTOS TAKEN 13 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 22′ 01″ N, 81* 20′ 42″ W
37.366992 N, 81.345233 W
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
MISSING ON 20 AUGUST 2023
PHOTOS 20 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 29′ 13″ N, 81* 32′ 28″ W
37.487117 N, 81.541377 W
McDOWELL COUNTY /
WYOMING COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 52 / RT 80, APPX 4 MILES NORTH OF IAEGER
MISSING ON 20 AUGUST 2023
PHOTOS 20 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 30′ 33″ N, 81* 48′ 40″ W
37.509323 N, 81.811122 W
