Wood County, West Virginia
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 48 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1972. Most listings are in or near Parkersburg, Williamstown, Waverly.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP38 of 48 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
48 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBWood was formed in 1799 (1799-05-01) from Harrison.
WOOD created from HARRISON.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusWood County population from 1800 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,217 | 5,860 | 7,923 | 11,046 | 25,006 | 34,452 | 42,306 | 62,399 | 66,540 | 78,331 | 93,648 | 87,986 | 84,296 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS180 cemeteries and 17 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 180 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Amos Cemetery |
| Anderson Cemetery |
| Anderson Cemetery |
| Arlington Memorial Gardens |
| Bailey - Kanawha Chapel Cemetery |
| Barnes Cemetery |
| Beckwith Cemetery Number 1 |
| Beha Cemetery |
| Bethany Christian Church Cemetery |
| Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| Big Tygart Cemetery |
| Blair Cemetery |
| Boso Cemetery |
| Boso Cemetery |
| Braham Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Buckley Cemetery |
| Buckley Cemetery |
| Buckner Cemetery |
| Burd Cemetery |
| Butcher Cemetery |
| Byrd Cemetery |
| Byrd Cemetery |
| Caplinger Cemetery |
| Catholic Cemetery |
| Cedar Grove Cemetery |
| Central Church of Christ Cemetery |
| Chichester Cemetery |
| Compton Cemetery |
| Compton Cemetery |
| Congrove Cemetery |
| Corbin Cemetery |
| Creel Cemetery |
| Creel Cemetery |
| Crooks Cemetery |
| Cunningham Cemetery |
| Deem Cemetery |
| Deem Cemetery |
| Deem Cemetery |
| Dils Cemetery |
| Edelen Cemetery |
| Engels Cemetery |
| Evergreen Cemetery |
| Everly Cemetery |
| Fairview Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery |
| Farr Cemetery |
| Farrow Cemetery |
| Farson Cemetery |
| Fleak Cemetery |
| Flinn Cemetery |
| Foley Cemetery |
| Ford Cemetery |
| Fort Belleville Cemetery |
| Gates Ridge Evangelical United Brethren Church Cemetery |
| Graham Cemetery |
| Grant Hill Cemetery |
| Greenhill Catholic Cemetery |
| Grogan Cemetery |
| Hall Cemetery |
| Harkins Cemetery |
| Harper Cemetery |
| Harris Cemetery |
| Harris Cemetery |
| Henderson Cemetery |
| Hiatt Cemetery |
| Hickenbottom Cemetery |
| Hofmann Cemetery |
| Holliday Cemetery |
| Hopewell Cemetery |
| Humphrey Cemetery |
| Hupp Cemetery |
| Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery |
| Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery |
| Isabelle Flinn Cemetery |
| Jackson Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Kanawha Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Keenan Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 17 of 17
| Name |
|---|
| Balderson |
| Binola |
| Corbin |
| Delaney |
| Dombey |
| Kingbury |
| Lucky |
| Manganese |
| McKinley |
| Oak |
| Powers |
| Remus |
| Scott |
| Tyner |
| Walkers Crossing |
| Weekleys |
| Wesley |
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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