Caretta, West Virginia

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Caretta is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA. Caretta was named for the transposed syllables in the name of Mrs. Etta Carter. It is the only place in the United States with this name.

This company town was originally owned first by The Virginia Pocahontas Coal Company, then by the Carter Coal Company, and the final operators in Caretta were the Consolidation Coal Company.

Caretta is home to the Big Creek People in Action, an organization founded in 1990 by citizens of McDowell County, West Virginia.

Caretta's coal mine was connected to the mine in nearby Coalwood, West Virginia, made famous in the book Rocket Boys.

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Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains - Caretta, WV

Caretta, West Virginia is at coordinates 37°20′08″N 81°40′22″W / 37.3356690, -81.6728868 (Caretta, West Virginia)Coordinates: 37°20′08″N 81°40′22″W / 37.3356690, -81.6728868 (Caretta, West Virginia)

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of McDowell County, West Virginia

County seat: Welch

Cities	Gary \| Keystone \| War \| Welch

Towns	Anawalt \| Bradshaw \| Davy \| Iaeger \| Kimball \| Northfork

Unincorporated communities	Algoma \| Apple Grove \| Asco \| Ashland \| Atwell \| Avondale \| Bartley \| Beartown \| Berwind \| Big Four \| Big Sandy \| Bishop \| Black Wolf \| Bottom Creek \| Canebrake \| Capels \| Caretta \| Carlos \| Carswell \| Coalwood \| Crumpler \| Cucumber \| Eckman \| Elbert \| Elkhorn \| English \| Ennis \| Erin \| Faraday \| Filbert \| Gilliam \| Havaco \| Hemphill \| Hensley \| Hull \| Isaban‡ \| Jacobs Fork \| Jed \| Jenkinjones \| Johnnycake \| Jolo \| Kyle \| Landgraff \| Leckie \| Lex \| Lila \| Litwar \| Maitland \| Maybeury \| McDowell \| Mohawk \| Mohegan \| Munson \| Newhall \| Pageton \| Panther \| Paynesville \| Powhatan \| Premier \| Raysal \| Ream \| Rift \| Rockridge \| Roderfield \| Rolfe \| Sandy Huff \| Six \| Skygusty \| Squire \| Superior \| Switchback \| Thorpe \| Twin Branch \| Union City \| Upland \| Vallscreek \| Venus \| Vivian \| Warriormine \| Wilcoe \| Worth \| Yerba \| Yukon

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties