Rachel is a census-designated place in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Rachel is located along Buffalo Creek, 2 miles east-southeast of Mannington. Rachel has a post office with ZIP code 26587. As of the 2010 census, its population was 248.Rachel is located on Rt. 250 between Farmington and Mannington. During the late 1800s through early 1900s, the area was known as Broomfield or Downs. By 1920 the area became known as Rachel after the daughter of Mr. John H. Jones, an official at the local mine.The town of Rachel grew around the shaft mine opened in 1917 by the Consumers Coal Company. The area was well suited for mining with direct access to the B&O Railroad and a street car line to Mannington. When opened, the mine was considered one of the most modern in the state by many.The mine produced a hefty 301,060 tons of coal in 1921, and in 1923 the operator's name changed to the Bertha-Consumers Coal Co. Bertha-Consumers mined coal at Rachel until 1926.