Bartley, WV

Bartley is a census-designated place located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. The 2020 census counted 146 residents. Bartley lies along the Norfolk and Western Railroad on the Dry Fork. The community derives its name from Bartley Ross, an original owner of the town site. That mix gives Bartley a clear local shape within West Virginia, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Bartley was the site of one of the deadliest mine disasters in American history when the Pond Creek #1 mine, owned by the Pocahontas Coal Corporation, exploded on January 10, 1940, at 2:30 PM.