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Keystone is a city in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States.Per the 2020 census, the population was 176. [5] Keystone is one of the few municipalities in West Virginia with an African-American majority, with 65 percent of the residents being black.
ZIP code: 24844. Area code: 304: FIPS code: ... It is the westernmost town in McDowell County. Climate ... abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. [7] Demographics
Davy is a town in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 209 at the 2020 census, [6] down from 420 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1873, the town was originally called Hallsville but the name would change to Davy by 1901. [7] [8] Davy was officially incorporated in 1948.
Bishop is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, and Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. Bishop lies on the Virginia-West Virginia state line at the intersection of West Virginia Route 16 and West Virginia Route 161.
Caretta is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Caretta was named for the transposed syllables in the name of Mrs. Etta Carter, [2] the wife of George Lafayette Carter. [3] It is the only place in the United States with this name.
Avondale is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Avondale lies along the Norfolk and Western Railroad on the Dry Fork . According to the Geographic Names Information System , the community has also been known as Ritter having been named after William McLellan Ritter, founder of the W.M. Ritter ...
During the early 1940s, Gary Hollow, named for Elbert Henry Gary, [8] produced around a quarter of the amount of coal mined from McDowell County, as well as a quarter of the coal used by U.S. Steel during World War II. [7] At the time, the town boasted a large number of African American miners and began integrating the school system in the ...
Northfork is a town in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States, located on U.S. Route 52 between Welch and Bluefield. The population was 231 at the 2020 census . Northfork was incorporated in 1901, so named because of its location on the north fork of the Elkhorn Creek at its junction with the south fork.