Bottom Creek, West Virginia
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Bottom Creek is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County
, West Virginia
, USA. Bottom Creek lies along U.S. Route 52
between the towns of Kimball
and Vivian
. It takes its name from the stream that runs through the community.
trainer Emanuel Steward
was born in Bottom Creek, and spent his early childhood there.
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. Bottom Creek lies along U.S. Route 52
U.S. Route 52
U.S. Route 52 is a United States highway that runs across the northern, eastern and southeastern regions of the United States. Contrary to most other even-numbered U.S...
between the towns of Kimball
Kimball, West Virginia
Kimball is a town in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 411 at the 2000 census.Kimball was incorporated in 1911 and named for Frederick J. Kimball, who was a president of the Norfolk and Western Railway...
and Vivian
Vivian, West Virginia
Vivian is an unincorporated census-designated place in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Vivian is located along U.S. Route 52 southeast of Kimball. As of the 2010 census, its population was 82....
. It takes its name from the stream that runs through the community.
Notable residents
BoxingBoxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
trainer Emanuel Steward
Emanuel Steward
Emanuel Steward is an American boxing trainer, commentator and inductee of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame.-Life and career:...
was born in Bottom Creek, and spent his early childhood there.