Randolph County

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

Randolph County

Largest county in the state, created from Harrison County in 1787, and named for Edmund Jennings Randolph, a distinguished jurist and Governor of Virginia.


County Seat: Elkins, WV
Population: 28,262 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54077&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54077&_street=&_county=Randolph&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Randolph County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/cp99rand.htm)


Lodging: Randolph County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Randolph%20County&lat=38.832061&lon=-79.881496&siteid=7790)

Schools: Randolph County Schools (http://www.wvschools.com/randolph/)


Cities and Towns

Beverly, WV
Coalton, WV
Elkins, WV
Harman, WV
Huttonsville, WV
Mill Creek, WV
Montrose, WV


See Also

Rich Mountain (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Rich_Mountain)
Wilson's Fort (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Wilson%27s_Fort)


Climate

Temperature Mean Annual Average: 49 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 38 (Degrees F) -- Low 16 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 80 (Degrees F) -- Low 57 (Degrees F)

Long Term Precipitation

January: 3.08 inches -- July: 4.53 (inches) -- Annual: 44.8 (inches)

Mean Annual Snowfall Range

60 - 150 inches

Randolph County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=047)

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