Barbour County

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

Formed in 1832 from parts of Randolph, Harrison and Lewis Counties. Barbour County is named in honor of Philip Pendleton Barbour, distinguished jurist of Virginia. The county was the scene of the Battle of Philippi in 1861, first land battle between the armies of the North and South. The original county seat was at or near the ferry of Thomas M. Hite on the farm occupied by William F. Wilson.


County Seat: Philippi, WV


Lodging: Barbour County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Barbour%20County&lat=39.129016&lon=-80.007572&siteid=7790)

   
Barbour County

Population: 15,557
(2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54039&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54039&_street=&_county=barbour&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Barbour County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/cp99barb.htm)

Cities and Towns

Belington, WV
Junior, WV
Philippi, WV


Schools

Barbour County Schools (http://www.bc-net.org/barbour/Barbour+Schools.nsf?OpenDatabase)


Institutes, Colleges and Universities

Alderson Broaddus College (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Alderson%20Broaddus%20College&state=WV&lon=-80.0481&lat=39.1581&pop=0&county=Barbour&elev=0&scale=3)


State Parks

Audra State Park


Historic Districts

Philippi Historic District



Climate

Temperature Mean Annual Average: 50 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 38 (Degrees F) -- Low 17 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 82 (Degrees F) -- Low 58 (Degrees F)

Long Term Precipitation

January: 3.45 inches -- July: 5.03 (inches) -- Annual: 48.6 (inches)

Mean Annual Snowfall Range

40-75 inches

Barbour County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=040)

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