McDowell County WV

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McDowell County WV

McDowell County was formed in 1858 from part of Tazewell, VA. It derived it's name from the governor of Virginia in 1843, James McDowell. Almost 150 years ago, the area was considered extremely inaccessible, and although the rails and roads improved this condition, it is still sparsely populated. Welch, the county seat, is the largest city in McDowell, with the population of just over 3,000. It is magnificently timbered and today still appears to have coal deposits under the mountainous acres of land in the county.

McDowell County Map

	Lookup Resources		McDowell Co Articles and Stories
	WELC-AM/FM		McDowell Co Biographies
	WVVA-TV News Channel 6		McDowell Co Connections
	Bluefield Daily Telegraph		McDowell Co Historical Society
	Beckley Register Herald		McDowell Co Census Index
	Williamson Daily News		McDowell Co Land Grants

	Post A Query		McDowell Co Cemeteries
	2008 Queries		McDowell Co Military Research
	2007 Queries		McDowell Co Historic Places
	2006 Queries		McDowell Co Officers: 1858-1958
	2005 Queries		McDowell Co Surname Research
	2004 Queries		McDowell Co Photo Album
	2003 Queries		McDowell Co Mine Disasters
	2002 Queries		McDowell Co Neighbors
	2001 Queries		McDowell Co Area Links
	2000 Queries		WV Birth/Death Certificate Requests
	1999 Queries		West Virginia Links
	1998 Queries
	1997 Queries
	1996 Queries

McDowell County People, Places and Music on YouTube

McDowell County Death Records for years 1906-1907 and 1915-1954

Coalwood

Terror of the Tug

Belcher Mountain School Photos

Welch Municipal Parking Building

Photos of Site Construction for New Schools in Bradshaw

McArts Season of Arts, Culture and Entertainment: 2007

Sweet Appalachia - a new release by Alan Johnston and South 52

The McDowell County Project - by Alan Johnston, family and friends

Welch 2006 Photos

Autumn 2006 Trail Photos

Click here to see photos of the 2006 Autumn Harvest Festival

Click here to see photos of the 2006 October Sky Festival

Click here to see photos of The History Channel filming the cast from "Terror of the Tug" as part of an upcoming documentary

2006 Coal Miners Reunion Photos

Space Shuttle Launch (photos & movie clip) - July 4, 2006 - near Cocoa Beach, FL

McArts

McDowell County - Coal Miner's Reunion - August 5, 2006

Autumn Harvest Festival 2005 - Photos

October Sky Festival 2005 - Photos

McDowell County Drug Free Day 2005 - Photos

Welch 2005 Photos

ATV McDowell County

McDowell County Topo Maps

McDowell County Music

McDowell County Wildlife

McDowell County Community Calendar

McDowell County Floods

McDowell County "Postcards from the Past"

The Hallelujah Project - by Alan Johnston and family

Muddy Water Slide Show
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Pictorial History of McDowell County - A new book by Jean Battlo

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David Grubb - County Coordinator

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