Rhodell West Virginia Map
Rhodell, West Virginia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Rhodell, Raleigh County.
Interactive Map of Rhodell, West Virginia
| City | Rhodell |
| State | West Virginia (WV) |
| County | Raleigh |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 37.608726 |
| Longitude | -81.305657 |
| Population | 137 |
| Density | 114.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Rhodell, West Virginia
Rhodell is a locality in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 137. The population density is 114.3 people per km². Rhodell is located at 37.6087°N, 81.3057°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25915.
Rhodell rests in a fold of the Appalachian Mountains, where the slopes are steep enough to catch the morning mist long after the valley floors have cleared. It lies 54.2 miles south-south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 161°T), and is situated 4.5 miles east-north-east of Mullens. The land here is a study in greens and browns, a rugged patchwork of deciduous forests that bleed into the shadowed hollows and the sun-drenched ridges. Small clearings, dotted with modest homes and weathered outbuildings, interrupt the dense arboreal cover, their roofs often catching the low-angled light of dawn or dusk in a way that makes the whole scene seem to glow from within. The air, even on a warm day, carries a crispness, a hint of the higher elevations and the deep, shaded woods that surround Rhodell. The story of Rhodell is inextricably linked to the coal seams that lie beneath its hills, a history etched not just in company records but in the very contours of the land. For generations, the economy here pulsed with the rhythmic clang of mining equipment and the rumble of coal trains, a lifeblood that shaped the character of the place and its people. While the industry has changed, and the boom times are a memory, the legacy remains, a quiet resilience in the face of shifting fortunes. The winding roads that snake through the terrain, once arteries for hauling black gold, now serve a slower, more deliberate rhythm of life, connecting scattered homesteads and the few remaining businesses that anchor Rhodell to the present.
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About This Rhodell Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Rhodell, West Virginia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Rhodell and Raleigh County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Rhodell is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Rhodell is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
