Ashland is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County

McDowell County, West Virginia

McDowell County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The land that became McDowell was originally part of Tazewell County, Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,113. Its county seat is Welch. McDowell county is the southern-most county in the state, geographically...

, West Virginia

West Virginia

West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...

, United States

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. Located on the headwaters of the North Fork of Elkhorn Creek, it is also the location of the national historic Ashland Company Store

Ashland Company Store

Ashland Company Store is a historic company store building located at Ashland, McDowell County, West Virginia. It was built in 1907, and is a two story brick commercial building on a brick and stone foundation. It has a low hipped roof. In addition to the store, the building housed a warehouse,...

 and the Ashland Trailhead for the Indian Ridge Trail, a part of the Hatfield McCoy Trail System. It is the birthplace of 1960s soul singer Garnet Mimms

Garnet Mimms

Garnet Mimms is an American singer, influential in soul music and rhythm and blues...

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The Ashland Resort is located one mile above Ashland.