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Summers County
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Formed in 1871 from parts of Monroe, Mercer, Fayette, and Greenbrier counties, Summers County was named in honor of George W. Summers, a prominent jurist of Kanawha County. The first Europeans to visit the county may have been members of Walker's Expedition, which may have reached the mouth of the Greenbrier River on the New River at present-day Hinton, WV, in 1751. Though traditionally an agricultural setting prior to the arrival of Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (C&O) in 1871, the county became increasingly reliant on tourism in recent years. Thousands of travelers tour its state and national park areas annually. The county's most popular tourist attractions include Bluestone Lake, Pipestem State Park, Bluestone State Park, and Sandstone Falls, part of the New River Gorge National River.
County Seat: Hinton, WV
Population: (2000 Census
Summers County Profile
Lodging: Summers County Hotels
Schools: Summers County Schools
Libraries: Summers County Library
Cities and Towns
Barger Springs, WV
Brooks, WV
Farley, WV
Forest Hill, WV
Green Sulphur Springs, WV
Hinton, WV
Jumping Branch, WV
Lockbridge, WV
Lowell, WV
Meadow Creek, WV
Nimitz, WV
Pence Springs, WV
Pipestem, WV
Sandstone, WV
Talcott, WV
True, WV
Points of Interest
Historic Sites & Districts
Big Bend Tunnel
Camp Brookside
Camp Jones
Cooper's Mill
Graham House Museum
Greenbrier Springs
Hinton Historic District
Jordan's Chapel
Mercer Saltworks
Pence Springs Hotel
Samuel Gwinn Plantation
Local, State & National Parks
Bellepoint Park
Bluestone Lake WMA
Bluestone National Scenic River
Bluestone State Park
Hinton Sidetrack Park
New River Gorge National River
Pipestem Resort State Park
Other Points of Interest
Appalachian South Folklife Center
Brooks Falls
Brooks Overlook
Day's Rock
Keeney Knob Fire Tower
Mercer Saltworks
Mountain Valley Lake
Pipestem Falls
Sandstone Falls
Sandstone Overlook
Sandstone Visitor Center
Three Rivers Avian Center
Willowwood Country Club
Climate
Temperature Mean Annual Average: 53 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 40 (Degrees F) -- Low 21 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 84 (Degrees F) -- Low 62 (Degrees F)
Long Term Precipitation
January: 2.73 inches -- July: 4.15 (inches) -- Annual: 39.0 (inches)
Mean Annual Snowfall Range
25 - 35 inches
Summers County Weather Forecast
Additional Sources of Information
Books
A History of Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory, published in 1906
West Virginia Geological Survey: Mercer, Monroe, and Summers Counties
