List of all cities and towns in McDowell County
McDowell County is a county in West Virginia, United States.
The population was 19,111 at the time of the 2020 census.
Welch is the county seat.
McDowell County is the state’s southernmost county.
The Virginia General Assembly established it in 1858 and named it after Virginia Governor James McDowell.
During the American Civil War, numerous Union-affiliated counties seceded from the state of Virginia, becoming West Virginia.
McDowell County lies in the Appalachia region, in the Cumberland Mountains.
The county has a total area of 535 square miles (1,390 km2), of which 533 square miles (1,380 km2) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) (0.3%) is water, according to the United States Census Bureau.
The county is roughly shaped like a semicircle, with the border following the mountains that surround it.
Here is a list of cities, towns, places, and villages in McDowell County, West Virginia:
- Algoma
- Alpheus
- Anawalt
- Antler
- Apple Grove
- Asco
- Ashland
- Atwell
- Avondale
- Bartley
- Beartown
- Berwind
- Big Four
- Big Sandy
- Bishop
- Black Wolf
- Bottom Creek
- Bradshaw
- Brewsterdale
- Canebrake
- Capels
- Caretta
- Carlos
- Carswell
- Cherokee
- Clear Fork Junction
- Coalwood
- Crumpler
- Cucumber
- Dan
- Davy
- Eckman
- Effler
- Elbert
- Elkhorn
- English
- Ennis
- Erin
- Excelsior
- Faraday
- Filbert
- Garland
- Gary
- Gilliam
- Havaco
- Hemphill
- Hensley
- Hull
- Iaeger
- Isaban
- Jackson Flats
- Jacobs Fork
- Jed
- Jenkinjones
- Johnnycake
- Johnstown
- Jolo
- Keystone
- Kimball
- Krollitz
- Kyle
- Landgraff
- Leckie
- Lex
- Lila
- Litwar
- Lomax
- Longpole
- Maitland
- Marine
- Marytown
- Maybeury
- McDowell
- Mohawk
- Mohegan
- Monson
- Nacols
- Newhall
- Northfork
- Pageton
- Panther
- Paynesville
- Peapatch
- Powhatan
- Premier
- Raysal
- Ream
- Rift
- Rockridge
- Roderfield
- Rolfe
- Sandy Huff
- Six
- Skygusty
- Squire
- Superior
- Switchback
- Thorpe
- Twin Branch
- Union City
- Upland
- Vallscreek
- Venus
- Vivian
- War
- Warriormine
- Welch
- Wilcoe
- Wilmore
- Worth
- Wyoming City
- Yerba
- Yukon