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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]
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.
Beckley is a city in and the county seat of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 17,286 at the 2020 census , making it the ninth-most populous city in the state. It is the principal city of the Beckley metropolitan area of Southern West Virginia , home to 115,079 residents in 2020.
The community's unusual name has attracted attention from writers. [3] Townspeople were encouraged to think of an "odd" name for their town, hence the name. [4]Odd went viral in 2020 when Mark Laita's YouTube channel, Soft White Underbelly, posted its first video of the Whittaker family, long-time residents of the small town who are inbred.
Arnett is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Arnett is located on West Virginia Route 3, 14 miles (23 km) west-northwest of Beckley. Arnett has a post office with ZIP code 25007. [2] An early variant name was Vista. [3]
Between Bluefield and Beckley, US 19 has been largely supplanted by Interstate 77 (I-77) and the West Virginia Turnpike. Between Prosperity and northeast of Canfield, the route serves as a major southwest–northwest artery as Corridor L of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS).
Skelton is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 19, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of downtown Beckley. It has a post office with ZIP code 25919. [2] The community was named after Skelton, England, the native home of a mining official. [3]
Surveyor is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Surveyor is located on West Virginia Route 305, 7 miles (11 km) west of Beckley. Surveyor has a post office with ZIP code 25932. [2] The community was named after nearby Surveyor Creek. [3]