Upshur County

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

Formed in 1851 from Randolph, Barbour, and Lewis Counties and named for Abel Parker Upshur, distinguished statesman and jurist of Virginia.

County Seat: Buckhannon, WV
Population: 23,404 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54095&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54095&_street=&_county=Upshur&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Upshur County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/cp99upsh.htm)

Lodging: Upshur County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Upshur%20County&lat=38.948601&lon=-80.233688&siteid=7790)

Libraries: Upshur County Public Library (http://upshurcounty.lib.wv.us/)

Schools: Upshur County Schools (http://boe.upsh.k12.wv.us/)

Cities and Towns

Buckhannon, WV

Climate

Temperature Mean Annual Average: 52 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 40 (Degrees F) -- Low 19 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 84 (Degrees F) -- Low 59 (Degrees F)

Long Term Precipitation

January: 3.52 inches -- July: 4.85 (inches) -- Annual: 47.9 (inches)

Mean Annual Snowfall Range

45 - 80 inches

Upshur County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=039)