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Raleigh County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,591. [1] Its county seat is Beckley. [2] The county was founded in 1850 and is named for Sir Walter Raleigh. [3] Raleigh County is included in the Beckley, West Virginia, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The U.S. state of West Virginia has 55 counties. Fifty of them existed at the time of the Wheeling Convention in 1861, during the American Civil War, when those counties seceded from the Commonwealth of Virginia to form the new state of West Virginia. [1] West Virginia was admitted as a separate state of the United States on June 20, 1863. [2]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
Colcord is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Colcord is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east-southeast of Whitesville. Colcord had a post office, which closed on November 30, 2002. [3] The community was named after the proprietor of the Colcord Coal Company. [4]
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2008, (between 2,500 and 10,000) [5] but would later categorize it as general aviation based on the number of enplanements in 2010 (under 2,500).
— Shady Spring Public Service District in Raleigh County. The Shady Spring PSD has secured $2 million from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), with a $500,000 non-federal ...
Eccles is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Eccles is located on West Virginia Route 3, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Beckley. Eccles has a post office with ZIP code 25836. [4] As of the 2010 census, its population is 362. [3]
Naoma is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Naoma is located on West Virginia Route 3, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-southeast of Whitesville. Naoma has a post office with ZIP code 25140. [2] The community was named after Naoma Pettry. [3]