Pendleton County

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

Pendleton County, WV

Created in 1788 from parts of Augusta, Hardy and Rockingham Counties (Virginia) and named for Edmund Pendleton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Pendleton), a distinguished statesman and jurist from Virginia.

County Seat : Franklin, WV
Population: 8,196 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54069&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54069&_street=&_county=Pendleton&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Pendleton County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/cp99pend.htm)


Lodging: Pendleton County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=25&lbl=Pendleton%20County&lat=38.676770&lon=-79.348815&siteid=7790)


Cities and Towns

Franklin, WV


See Also

Spruce Knob


Climate

Temperature Mean Annual Average: 51 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 42 (Degrees F) -- Low 19 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 83 (Degrees F) -- Low 57 (Degrees F)

Long Term Precipitation

January: 1.88 inches -- July: 3.64 (inches) -- Annual: 33.4 (inches)

Mean Annual Snowfall Range

30 - 115 inches

Pendleton County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=054)

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