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Lewisburg is located approximately one mile north of the Greenbrier River. [15]According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.81 square miles (9.87 km 2), of which 3.80 square miles (9.84 km 2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2) is water. [16]
Location of Jefferson County in West Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, West Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States.
James Franklin Comstock (25 February 1911, Richwood, West Virginia - 22 May 1996, Huntington, West Virginia) was a West Virginia writer, newspaper publisher and humorist. He founded the weekly West Virginia Hillbilly (1957-1980) and compiled a definitive 51-volume encyclopedia of West Virginia history and culture.
In 1891, the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway (later the Western Maryland Railway) was built into Belington. In 1894 the land on the east side of the river was incorporated as Belington, while the west side was incorporated as Alston in 1897. The two towns merged in 1906 to form the present Belington. [1]
Some of the city is relatively flat bottom land located along the river valley while neighborhoods are located on steep adjoining hillsides. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.67 square miles (4.33 km 2), of which 1.61 square miles (4.17 km 2) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km 2) is water. [16]
Rowlesburg is a town in southern Preston County, West Virginia, United States, along the Cheat River.The population was 438 at the 2020 census. [5] A former railroad town, it is home to the Downtown Rowlesburg Historic District, and was the site of action during the American Civil War.
Gary is a city located along the Tug Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States.According to the 2020 census, [4] the city had a population of 762. It was named for Elbert Henry Gary, one of the founders of U.S. Steel.
Ona is a small unincorporated community along US 60 (the old Midland Trail) in Cabell County, West Virginia, United States. It is situated roughly halfway between the towns of Barboursville to the west and Milton to the east. It has a population of 4,512 and spans over a radius of 28.06 square miles. [3]