Mineral County
From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia
Created in 1866 from Hampshire County, and so named because of the mineral resources found there. Important frontier forts were located in the county during Indian Wars.
County Seat: Keyser, WV
Population: 27,078 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54053&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54053&_street=&_county=Mineral&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Mineral County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/cp99mine.htm)
Lodging: Mineral County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Mineral%20County&lat=39.433373&lon=-78.935756&siteid=7790)
Cities and Towns
Keyser, WV
Piedmont, WV
Ridgely, WV
Libraries
Mineral County Library Association (http://keyser.lib.wv.us/)
Schools
Mineral County Schools (http://boe.mine.k12.wv.us/)
Additional Links
Climate
Temperature Mean Annual Average: 47 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 35 (Degrees F) -- Low 16 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 79 (Degrees F) -- Low 55 (Degrees F)
Long Term Precipitation
January: 3.43 inches -- July: 5.06 (inches) -- Annual: 48.0 (inches)
Mean Annual Snowfall Range
30 - 60 inches
Mineral County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=049)
