Jefferson County
From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia
Formed from Berkeley County in 1801, and named for Thomas Jefferson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson), author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States. The first permanent white settlement was believed to have been made in the Shepherdstown area in 1719. In 1727, German immigrants founded the town of New Mecklenburg, later renamed Shepherdstown. Jefferson is the easternmost county in West Virginia.
County Seat: Charles Town, WV
Population: 42,190 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54035&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54035&_street=&_county=Jefferson&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Jefferson County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/cp99jeff.htm)
Lodging: Jefferson County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Jefferson%20County&lat=39.304379&lon=-77.841765&siteid=7790)
Cities and Towns
Harpers Ferry, WV
Charles Town
Ranson, WV
Shepherdstown, WV
Libraries
Shepherdstown Public Library (http://www.lib.shepherdstown.wv.us/)
Schools
Jefferson County Schools (http://www.jeffschools.net/)
Attractions
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
See Also
Climate
Temperature Mean Annual Average: 52 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 38 (Degrees F) -- Low 19 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 85 (Degrees F) -- Low 61 (Degrees F)
Long Term Precipitation
January: 2.57 inches -- July: 3.83 (inches) -- Annual: 38.0 (inches)
Mean Annual Snowfall Range
25 - 30 inches
Jefferson County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=053)
