Marshall County, West Virginia
Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.
At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 12 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Moundsville, Cameron, Glen Dale.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNewspaper directory data for West Virginia is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Marshall titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP6 of 12 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
12 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron City Pool-PWA Project 1196 | Cameron | 1993 |
| Cameron Downtown | Cameron | 1998 |
| Cockayne, Bennett, House | Glen Dale | 2002 |
| Ferrell-Holt House | Moundsville | 1987 |
| Grave Creek Mound NHL | Moundsville | 1966 |
| McMechen Lockmaster Houses on the Ohio River | McMechen | 1992 |
| Moundsville Commercial Historic District | Moundsville | 1995 |
| Prabhupada's Palace of Gold | Moundsville | 2019 |
| Price, Bushrod Washington, House | Moundsville | 1995 |
| Spencer Cemetery | Cameron | 2012 |
| West Virginia State Penitentiary | Moundsville | 1996 |
| West Virginia-Pennsylvania Sinclair Cornerstone | Georgetown | 2025 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBMarshall was formed in 1835 (1835-05-01) from Ohio.
MARSHALL created by Virginia from OHIO; on 20 June 1863 became a county in the state of West Virginia.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusMarshall County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,937 | 12,997 | 18,840 | 26,444 | 33,681 | 40,189 | 36,893 | 38,041 | 41,608 | 35,519 | 30,591 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS85 cemeteries and 3 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 85 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Allen Grove Cemetery |
| Bane Cemetery |
| Beelers Station Cemetery |
| Big Run Cemetery |
| Blairs Ridge Cemetery |
| Board Tree Cemetery |
| Bowman Cemetery |
| Brushy Ridge Cemetery |
| Buchanan Hill Cemetery |
| Cameron Cemetery |
| Cecil Ridge Cemetery |
| Clouston Cemetery |
| Coopers Cemetery |
| Dallas Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery |
| Doty Cemetery |
| Earlywine Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Fall Run Cemetery |
| First Street Cemetery |
| Fletcher - Earliwine Cemetery |
| Fork Ridge Cemetery |
| Fork Ridge Cemetery |
| Fork Ridge Cemetery |
| Fredonia Cemetery |
| Grace Chapel Cemetery |
| Gray Cemetery |
| Graysville Cemetery |
| Green View Cemetery |
| Halcyon Hills Memorial Gardens |
| Hall-Doty-Lewis-Bruhn-Chambers Cemetery |
| Harbison Cemetery |
| Harris Cemetery |
| Highland Cemetery |
| Howard Cemetery |
| Hubbs Cemetery |
| Jefferson - Staniford Cemetery |
| Limestone Cemetery |
| McCabe Cemetery |
| McCreary Cemetery |
| McHenry Cemetery |
| McMechen Cemetery |
| Meadowdale Cemetery |
| Mount Hobart Cemetery |
| Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Mount Joy Cemetery |
| Mount Olivet Cemetery |
| Mount Rose Cemetery |
| Mount View Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Nauvoo Cemetery |
| New Bethel Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Orum Cemetery |
| Parsons Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Pleasant Ridge Cemetery |
| Pleasant Valley Cemetery |
| Prison Cemetery |
| Richmond Cemetery |
| Ridge Ridge Cemetery |
| Rine - Yoho Cemetery |
| Riverview Cemetery |
| Rock Lick Cemetery |
| Rulong - Bartlett Cemetery |
| Saint Josephs Cemetery |
| Salem Cemetery |
| Sand Hill Cemetery |
| Shafer Farm Cemetery |
| Shepherd Cemetery |
| Simmons Cemetery |
| Strope Cemetery |
| Taylors Ridge Cemetery |
| Waye Cemetery |
| Waymans Ridge Cemetery |
| Wayne Cemetery |
| White Cemetery |
| White Gate Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 3 of 3
| Name |
|---|
| Howard |
| Teutonic |
| Wells |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
HMdb linkMarker text and photos from the Historical Marker Database (HMdb) are not embedded here. HMdb allows non-commercial reuse with attribution, but commercial/compensated use needs written permission; this is a commercial site, so we only link out.
Search HMdb for Marshall County, West Virginia
Terms: hmdb.org/copyright.asp. Linking is encouraged by HMdb.