Avondale, McDowell County, West Virginia
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Avondale is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County
, West Virginia
, USA. 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia
McDowell County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The land that became McDowell was originally part of Tazewell County, Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,113. Its county seat is Welch. McDowell county is the southern-most county in the state, geographically...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, USA. Avondale lies along the Norfolk and Western Railroad on the Dry Fork
Dry Fork (Tug Fork)
The Dry Fork is a tributary of the Tug Fork, belonging to the Ohio River watershed. The river is located in McDowell County, West Virginia and Tazewell County, Virginia, in the United States...
. According to the Geographic Names Information System
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories. It is a type of gazetteer...
, the community has also been known as Ritter.