Wyoming County

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

Wyoming County was created in 1850 from Logan County, and named for the Delaware Indian phrase "maugh-wau-wa-ma," said to mean either "large plains" or "mountains and valleys alternating."

County Seat: Pineville, WV
Population: 25,708 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54075&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54075&_street=&_county=wyoming&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Wyoming County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/CP99wyom.HTM)

Lodging: Wyoming County Hotel (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=20&lbl=Wyoming%20County&lat=37.616766&lon=-81.539778&siteid=7790)

Cities and Towns

Pineville, WV
Mullens, WV
Oceana, WV

Libraries

Wyoming County Public Library (http://wyoming.lib.wv.us/)

Schools

Wyoming County Schools (http://boe.wyom.k12.wv.us/)

State Parks

Twin Falls State Park

Points of Interest

Wyoming County Petroglyph

Climate

Temperature Mean Annual Average: 53 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 41 (Degrees F) -- Low 20 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 85 (Degrees F) -- Low 61 (Degrees F)

Long Term Precipitation

January: 3.36 inches -- July: 4.96 (inches) -- Annual: 44.9 (inches)

Mean Annual Snowfall Range

25 - 40 inches

Wyoming County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=034)