Brooke County
From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia
Created in 1797 from part of Ohio County, Brooke County named in honor of Robert Brooke, Governor of Virginia from 1794-1796. The first white settlers to Brooke County were Jonathan, Israel, and Friend Cox, who arrived in 1770 or 1771, constructing a shelter near present-day Wellsburg, claiming 400 acres of land via Tomahawk Rights. Alexander Campbell here founded the Christian Church and established a college. First Grimes Golden apple tree was discovered and developed in this county by Thomas Grimes in about 1804.
County Seat: Wellsburg, WV
Population: 25,447 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54007&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54007&_street=&_county=brooke&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Brooke County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/CP99broo.HTM)
Lodging: Brooke County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Brooke%20County&lat=40.296424&lon=-80.590963&siteid=7790)
Cities and Towns
Bethany, WV
Follansbee, WV
Wellsburg, WV
Schools
Colleges and Universities: Bethany College (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Bethany%20College&state=WV&lon=-80.5608&lat=40.2056&pop=0&county=Brooke&elev=0&scale=3))
Public Schools: Brooke County Schools (http://bhs.broo.k12.wv.us/brk-schs/index.htm)
Libraries
Brooke County Public Library (http://wellsburg.lib.wv.us/)
Climate
Temperature Mean Annual Average: 52 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 37 (Degrees F) -- Low 20 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 85 (Degrees F) -- Low 61 (Degrees F)
Long Term Precipitation
January: 2.24 inches -- July: 4.36 (inches) -- Annual: 39.0 (inches)
Mean Annual Snowfall Range
35 - 40 inches
Brooke County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=002)
