McConnell is an

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and

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(CDP) in

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, United States, on the Guyandotte River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 514. It was established in 1933. The community was named after one Mr. McConnell, a railroad promoter.

Geography

McConnell is in central Logan County, on the east side of the Guyandotte River, a north-flowing tributary of the

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. The CDP is bordered to the north by Stollings. Hanging Rock Highway, former West Virginia Route 10, is the main road through the community, leading northwest (downriver) to

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, the

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, and southeast (upriver) to Man. WV-10, now a four-lane limited access highway, runs up the valley on the west side of the river with local access southeast and northwest of town. According to the

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, the McConnell CDP has a total area of , of which , or 6.58%, are water.

References

* Census-designated places in Logan County, West Virginia Census-designated places in West Virginia Populated places on the Guyandotte River {{LoganCountyWV-geo-stub