Gilmer County
From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia
Formed in 1845 from parts of Lewis and Kanawha counties, Gilmer was named for Thomas Walker Gilmer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Walker_Gilmer), Governor of Virginia (1840-1841) and later a representative in Congress and Secretary of the Navy in President Tyler's cabinet. Gilmer was killed when a gun on board the U.S. battleship Princeton accidentally exploded in 1844.
County Seat: Glenville, WV
Population: 7,160 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54017&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54017&_street=&_county=Gilmer&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Gilmer County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/cp99gilm.htm)
Lodging: Gilmer County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Gilmer%20County&lat=38.933024&lon=-80.845574&siteid=7790)
State Parks
Cities and Towns
Climate
Temperature Mean Annual Average: 52 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 40 (Degrees F) -- Low 18 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 85 (Degrees F) -- Low 61 (Degrees F)
Long Term Precipitation
January: 2.95 inches -- July: 5.05 (inches) -- Annual: 44.1 (inches)
Mean Annual Snowfall Range
30 - 35 inches
Gilmer County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=029)
