Bradshaw West Virginia Map

About Bradshaw, West Virginia

Bradshaw is a locality in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 207. The population density is 103.3 people per km². Bradshaw is located at 37.3494°N, 81.7973°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Bradshaw is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 25652, 24817.

Bradshaw occupies a narrow ribbon of earth where the persistent flow of Bradshaw Creek carves a path through the steep, wooded terrain. It lies 44.6 miles southwest of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 229°T), and is situated 17.9 miles north of Richlands. The land here rises sharply from the water’s edge, creating a vertical landscape where the shadows of the slopes linger long into the morning and retreat early in the afternoon. High above the valley floor, the dense canopy of hardwood trees shifts with the seasons, painting the hills in muted shades of copper and deep emerald. This rugged topography defines the character of the ground, forcing the architecture of the place to cling to the lower reaches of the hollows while the surrounding wilderness remains largely undisturbed by the reach of modern expansion.

Coal mining has long shaped the pulse of Bradshaw, leaving behind a legacy of industry that echoes in the quiet transition of its daily life. The economy remains tethered to the natural resources extracted from the deep veins of the earth, a history that colors the resilience of those who reside here. Beyond the immediate boundaries of the settlement, the dense greenery of Panther Wildlife Management Area offers a vast expanse of forest, providing a stark contrast to the human-made structures that define the local footprint. Life in Bradshaw moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, marked by the shifting light across the ridges and the steady, rhythmic passage of the creek that binds the geography together.

About This Bradshaw Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bradshaw, West Virginia. Coordinates: 37.349449, -81.79733. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Bradshaw includes the ZIP code (25652, 24817), telephone area code (304), county seat of McDowell County (Welch), and school district assignment (McDowell County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.