Marshall County
From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia
Formed from Ohio County in 1835 and named for John Marshall, for thirty-four years Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Count. Elizabethtown, named as the county seat in the act creating the county, was combined with Moundsville in 1866.
County Seat: Moundsville, WV
Population: 35,519 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54049&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54049&_street=&_county=Marshall&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Marshall County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/CP99MARS.HTM)
Lodging: Marshall County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Marshall%20County&lat=39.907446&lon=-80.712893&siteid=7790)
Airports: Marshall County Airport (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Marshall%20County%20Airport&state=WV&lon=-80.7358&lat=39.8811&pop=0&county=Marshall&elev=1215&scale=3)
Schools: Marshall County Schools (http://boe.mars.k12.wv.us/)
Libraries: City-County Public Library (http://129.71.94.5/htdocs/marshall/mound/moundlib.html)
Cities and Towns
Populated places in Marshall County, West Virginia
Benwood, WV
Cameron, WV
Glen Dale, WV
McMechen, WV
Moundsville, WV
Points of Interest
Grave Creek Mound
Rosby's Rock
Climate
Temperature Mean Annual Average: 52 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 38 (Degrees F) -- Low 18 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 85 (Degrees F) -- Low 61 (Degrees F)
Long Term Precipitation
January: 2.44 inches -- July: 4.26 (inches) -- Annual: 40.8 (inches)
Mean Annual Snowfall Range
30 - 35 inches
Marshall County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=004)
