McDowell, Virginia

McDowell, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Aerial view of McDowell, Virginia
Aerial view of McDowell, Virginia
McDowell is located in Virginia
McDowell
McDowell
McDowell is located in the United States
McDowell
McDowell
Coordinates: 38°20′08″N 79°29′26″W / 38.33556°N 79.49056°W / 38.33556; -79.49056
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyHighland
Elevation
2,110 ft (640 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
94
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24458
Area code540
GNIS feature ID1485285[1]

McDowell is an unincorporated community in Highland County, Virginia, United States. McDowell is 7.2 miles (11.6 km) southeast of Monterey, Virginia, on U.S. Route 250.[2] It is in the Bullpasture Valley near the mouth of Crab Run on the Bullpasture River.[3] The community was named after James McDowell,[4] governor of Virginia from 1843 to 1846.[5] McDowell is the location of the May 8, 1862 Battle of McDowell during the American Civil War.[6] The community has a post office with ZIP code 24458 that was established in 1828.[7][8]

The Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge, Mansion House, and McClung Farm Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[9]

Entering McDowell from the east on US 250

RiverRun Farm, a sheep, wool and lamb producing farm is located just south if the conflunce of Crab Run and the Bullpasture River.

  1. ^ "McDowell". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "McDowell, Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "The National Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The origin of certain place names in the United States. Government Printing Office. p. 194.
  5. ^ "McDowell, James, (1795 - 1851)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  6. ^ "2. McDOWELL (8 May 1862)". National Park Service. 1995. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  7. ^ "Find Locations - McDowell". United States Postal Service. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  8. ^ "Postmaster Finder". United States Postal Service. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  9. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.