Rift is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in McDowell County,

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, United States. It is located along

West Virginia Route 16 West Virginia Route 16 (WV 16) is a north–south route located in the U.S. State of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at the Virginia state line in Bishop, West Virginia, Bishop, McDowell County, West Virginia, McDowel ...

, southeast of

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References

Unincorporated communities in McDowell County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{McDowellCountyWV-geo-stub