Rachel, WV

Rachel is a census-designated place in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The 2020 census counted 224 residents. Rachel is located on U.S. 250 between Farmington and Mannington. During the late 1800s through early 1900s, the area was known as Broomfield. A newcomer can read Rachel through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Rachel comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. The area was also called Downs in the early 1900s after the Downs Pump Station, operated by the Eureka Pipe Line Company.