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Cucumber West Virginia Map

Explore Cucumber, West Virginia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Cucumber, West Virginia

How to Use This Cucumber, West Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cucumber, West Virginia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of West Virginia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Cucumber.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Cucumber
State	West Virginia (WV)
County	McDowell County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	37.277892
Longitude	-81.626775
Population	74
Density	63.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24826
Area Code	304
County Seat	Welch
School District	McDowell County School District

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About Cucumber, West Virginia

Cucumber is a locality in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 74. The population density is 63.2 people per km². Cucumber is located at 37.2779°N, 81.6268°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24826.

Cucumber occupies a narrow, rugged crevice where the Jacobs Fork carves its way through the persistent limestone and shale of the earth. It lies 42.1 miles southwest of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 215°T), and is situated 15.7 miles northeast of Richlands. The air here holds a heavy, damp clarity, cooling quickly as shadows stretch from the steep ridges to swallow the lower clearings before the sun has fully surrendered the sky. Rainfall drains rapidly into the dark, silt-heavy bed of the Jacobs Fork, which serves as the primary artery for the valley, its movement rhythmic and insistent against the moss-slicked stones. Four miles to the north, the terrain rises toward the quiet stillness of the Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area, where the water of Lake Berwind catches the gray light of overcast afternoons, reflecting the dense, tangled canopy of hardwoods that characterize the broader, distant Appalachian Mountains visible on the horizon.

Coal once defined the pulse of Cucumber, drawing generations to the deep seams that run beneath the thick root systems of the forest floor. Where the industry once roared with the mechanical labor of extraction, a quiet, stubborn endurance now persists, marked by weathered structures that cling to the steep slopes of Deadman Hollow. The economy has shifted away from the intensive labor of the mines, leaving the residents to navigate a landscape defined by its isolation and the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons. Life in Cucumber is dictated by the incline of the land and the endurance of its people, who maintain a connection to the deep soil and the changing colors of the timber, far removed from the frantic pace of larger centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 252° W
Bartley Mine Disaster (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 306° NW
Space Shuttle Memorial (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 346° N
Cape Coalwood (Historic Ruins) — 8.6 mi, 340° N
Cavitts Creek Park (Local Park) — 9.1 mi, 141° SE
Tug Fork Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.0 mi, 353° N
Historic Crab Orchard Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 165° S
Climbing Tree Theather (Cinema) — 12.1 mi, 144° SE
Broadway Cinemas (Cinema) — 16.3 mi, 207° SW
Beartown Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.9 mi, 149° SE · 5,613 acres
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 17.3 mi, 159° S · 733k acres
Pinnacle Rock State Park (State Park) — 18.2 mi, 081° E
Pinnacle Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.7 mi, 081° E
Appalachian Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.7 mi, 209° SW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 19.5 mi, 141° SE · 110k acres
Bluefield Love Sign (Public Artwork) — 19.6 mi, 095° E
Garden Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.6 mi, 139° SE · 3,331 acres
Lynn Camp Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 21.6 mi, 150° SE · 3,225 acres
Twin Falls Resort State Park (State Park) — 24.5 mi, 023° NE
Perdue Family Crest (Monument) — 24.8 mi, 067° NE
Stone Arch (Historic Ruins) — 28.6 mi, 078° E
Wyoming County Historical Museum (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 359° N
The Lincoln Theater (Theatre) — 31.3 mi, 169° S
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 37.0 mi, 170° S · 155k acres
Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours (Attraction) — 38.0 mi, 309° NW
Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre (Theatre) — 39.0 mi, 126° SE
Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia (Museum) — 42.2 mi, 034° NE
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine (Museum) — 42.2 mi, 034° NE
Ship Rock (Attraction) — 43.8 mi, 037° NE
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 46.0 mi, 182° S · 662k acres

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