Braxton County

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

Formed in 1836 from parts of Lewis, Kanawha and Nicholas counties and named for Carter Braxton, Virginia statesman and signer of the Declaration of Independence. George Washington planned to establish an important point in a project for western communication in this county.

County Seat: Sutton, WV
Population: 14,702 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54005&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54005&_street=&_county=Braxton&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Braxton County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/cp99brax.htm)

Lodging: Braxton County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Braxton%20County&lat=38.681652&lon=-80.736286&siteid=7790)

Weather: Braxton County, WV (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=028)

Schools: Braxton County Schools (http://boe.brax.k12.wv.us/)

Cities and Towns

Burnsville, WV
Flatwoods, WV
Sutton, WV
Gassaway, WV

Climate

Temperature Mean Annual Average: 54 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 43 (Degrees F) -- Low 21 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 86 (Degrees F) -- Low 62 (Degrees F)

Long Term Precipitation

January: 3.02 inches -- July: 4.92 (inches) -- Annual: 46.4 (inches)

Mean Annual Snowfall Range

35 - 60 inches