Jackson County
From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia
Formed in 1831 from parts of Kanawha, Wood, and Marion counties, and named for Andrew Jackson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson), seventh President of the United States. Jesse Hughes, noted Indian fighter, is buried in this largely agricultural county.
County Seat: Ripley, WV
Population: 28,000 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54033&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54033&_street=&_county=Jackson&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Jackson County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/CP99jack.HTM)
Lodging: Jackson County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Jackson%20County&lat=38.845394&lon=-81.699625&siteid=7790)
Cities and Towns
Kenna, WV
Kentuck, WV
Ripley, WV
Ravenswood, WV
Historic Sites & Districts
Libraries
Jackson County Public Library (http://jackson.park.lib.wv.us/) in Ripley, WV
Schools
Jackson County Schools (http://boe.jack.k12.wv.us/)
Climate
Temperature Mean Annual Average: 53 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 40 (Degrees F) -- Low 17 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 87 (Degrees F) -- Low 62 (Degrees F)
Long Term Precipitation
January: 3.31 inches -- July: 5.06 (inches) -- Annual: 45.7 (inches)
Mean Annual Snowfall Range
20 - 25 inches
Jackson County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=008)
