McDowell is an unincorporated community in Highland County, Virginia, United States.

McDowell is 7.2 miles (11.6 km) southeast of Monterey, Virginia, on U.S. Route 250.

[3] The community was named after James McDowell,[4] governor of Virginia from 1843 to 1846.

The Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge, Mansion House, and McClung Farm Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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