Wetzel County

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

Created in 1846 from Tyler County, and named for Lewis Wetzel, famous frontier character and Indian fighter.

County Seat: New Martinsville, WV
Population: 17,693 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54097&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54097&_street=&_county=Wetzel&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Wetzel County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/CP99wetz.HTM)

Lodging: Wetzel County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Wetzel%20County&lat=39.630583&lon=-80.725033&siteid=7790)

Cities and Towns

Hundred, WV
Littleton, WV
New Martinsville, WV
Paden City, WV
Smithfield, WV

Climate

Temperature Mean Annual Average: 53 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 40 (Degrees F) -- Low 20 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 85 (Degrees F) -- Low 62 (Degrees F)

Long Term Precipitation

January: 2.80 inches -- July: 4.67 (inches) -- Annual: 43.8 (inches)

Mean Annual Snowfall Range

30 - 35 inches

Wetzel County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=012)