Wetzel County, West Virginia
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 4 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1981. Most listings are in or near New Martinsville, Hundred.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP3 of 4 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
4 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Fish Creek Covered Bridge | Hundred | 1981 |
| New Martinsville Downtown Historic District | New Martinsville | 1988 |
| North Street Historic District | New Martinsville | 1988 |
| War Memorial Building | New Martinsville | 1997 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBWetzel was formed in 1846 (1846-01-10) from Tyler.
WETZEL created by Virginia from TYLER; on 20 June 1863 became a county in the state of West Virginia.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusWetzel County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1850 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,284 | 6,703 | 13,896 | 22,880 | 23,069 | 22,342 | 20,154 | 19,347 | 21,874 | 17,693 | 14,442 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS96 cemeteries and 6 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 96 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Allen Cemetery |
| Anderson - Bane Cemetery |
| Anderson Bethel Cemetery |
| Anderson Cemetery |
| Anderson Cemetery |
| Apostolic Christian Cemetery |
| Bartrug Cemetery |
| Baxter Cemetery |
| Big Run Cemetery |
| Booth Cemetery |
| Borden Cemetery |
| Brock Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Burchfield Cemetery |
| Butcher Cemetery |
| Carney Cemeteries |
| Carpenter Cemetery |
| Cherry Grove Cemetery |
| Chutes Cemetery |
| Col Aaron Morgan Cemetery |
| Craigs Cemetery |
| Dulaney Cemetery |
| Earnshaw Cemetery |
| East View Cemetery |
| Fitzsimmons Cemetery |
| Fluharty Cemetery |
| Fluhartys Cemetery |
| Fox Cemetery |
| Freedom Cemetery |
| Garner Cemetery |
| Greenlawn Memorial Park |
| Harland Cemetery |
| Harmony Cemetery |
| Higginbotham Cemetery |
| Highland Cemetery |
| Horner Cemetery |
| Huff Cemetery |
| Huff Family Cemetery |
| Hundred Cemetery |
| Ice Cemetery |
| Jolliffee Cemetery |
| Jolliffee Cemetery |
| Kiger Cemetery |
| Kilcoyne Cemetery |
| Kirkland Cemetery |
| Knights of Pythias Cemetery |
| Leezer Cemetery |
| Littleton Cemetery |
| Long Cemetery |
| Long Cemetery |
| Long Valley Cemetery |
| Low Gap Cemetery |
| Lowe Cemetery |
| Macedonia Cemetery |
| Martin Cemetery |
| McKimmie Cemetery |
| Moore Cemetery |
| Moore Cemetery |
| Morgan Cemetery |
| Morris Cemetery |
| Mount Herman Cemetery |
| Mount Olive Cemetery |
| Mount Olive Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Mylburn Cemetery |
| Northview Cemetery |
| Old Harmony Cemetery |
| Palmer Cemetery |
| Palmer Cemetery |
| Parsons Cemetery |
| Piney Cemetery |
| Pricetown Cemetery |
| Schupbach Cemetery |
| Scritchfield Cemetery |
| Shriver Cemetery |
| Shriver Cemetery |
| Shuman Cemetery |
| Stender Cemetery |
| Stoneking Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 6 of 6
| Name |
|---|
| Andy |
| Five Points |
| Mendota |
| Onie |
| Shenango |
| Suter |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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