Editing Mingo County, West Virginia

{{Short description|County in West Virginia, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Mingo County
 | state                = West Virginia
 | ex image             = Coalhouse-williamsonwv2.jpg
 | ex image size        = 300px
 | ex image cap         = The Coal House museum in [[Williamson, West Virginia|Williamson]]
 | seal                 = 
 | founded date         = January 30
 | founded year         = 1895
 | seat wl              = Williamson
 | largest city wl      = Williamson
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 424
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 423
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 0.9
 | area percentage      = 0.2%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 23568
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2021
 | population_est       = 23005 {{decrease}}
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | web                  = www.mingocountywv.com/
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | named for            = [[Mingo|Mingo people]]
 | district             = 1st
}}

'''Mingo County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[West Virginia]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 23,568.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/mingocountywestvirginia/PST045221 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] and largest city is [[Williamson, West Virginia|Williamson]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Created in 1895,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wvculture.org/history/counties/mingo.html |title=Mingo County history sources |access-date=October 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205110520/http://www.wvculture.org/history/counties/mingo.html |archive-date=February 5, 2015 }}</ref> Mingo is West Virginia's newest county, named for the historic [[Iroquoian]] [[Mingo]] people.<ref name="WV Culture and History">{{cite web|url=http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvcounties.html |title=West Virginia Counties |publisher=West Virginia Division of Culture and History |access-date=February 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010923185022/http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvcounties.html |archive-date=September 23, 2001}} (WV County Etymology)</ref>

==History==
Mingo County is West Virginia's newest county, formed by an act of the [[West Virginia Legislature|state legislature]] in 1895 from parts of [[Logan County, West Virginia|Logan County]]. The county was named for the [[Mingo]] Native Americans.<ref name="WV Culture and History"/>

At the time of its creation, Mingo County was divided into [[minor civil division|magisterial districts]], which the [[United States Census Bureau]] classifies as a type of non-functional subdivision serving purely administrative purposes.<ref name="Census Bureau MCD">[[United States Census Bureau]], [[United States Census|U.S. Decennial Census]], Tables of Minor Civil Divisions in West Virginia, 1870–2010.</ref> After West Virginia's establishment in 1863, its counties were initially divided into [[civil township]]s, with the intent to encourage local government. This proved impractical in the heavily rural state, and in 1872 the townships were converted into magisterial districts.<ref>Otis K. Rice & Stephen W. Brown, ''West Virginia: A History'', 2nd ed., University Press of Kentucky, Lexington (1993), p. 240.</ref>

Mingo County's five original districts were Hardee, Harvey, Lee, Magnolia, and Stafford. As West Virginia's only county established after 1871, Mingo is unique in never having been divided into townships, but Hardee, Lee, and Magnolia districts were formerly districts in Logan County, and Hardee and Magnolia were townships until 1872.<ref name="Census Bureau MCD"/>

A sixth district, Warfield, was created from part of Harvey District in 1906, followed by the formation of Williamson District from part of Lee in 1908; Williamson District was coextensive with the City of Williamson. In the 1920s, Warfield District was renamed Kermit, after its chief town. An eighth district, Tug River, was formed from part of Lee District in 1947.<ref name="Census Bureau MCD"/> Mingo County was redistricted in 2005, at which time Hardee and Tug River Districts were consolidated to form Tug Hardee, and Harvey and Kermit were consolidated to form Kermit Harvey.<ref>[[United States Geological Survey]], [[Geographic Names Information System]].</ref>

The attempt to unionize coal miners in the county in the 1920s led to the [[Battle of Blair Mountain]] in neighboring Logan County.

Politically, Mingo County strongly opposed former President [[Barack Obama]]. In 2008, Obama received only 8% of the vote in the [[2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries|Democratic primary]], one of his worst performances nationwide. In [[2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary|2012]], [[Keith Russell Judd]], a convicted felon who was the only other candidate on the ballot, received more Mingo County primary votes than Obama.<ref>Mathesian, Charles. [http://www.politico.com/blogs/charlie-mahtesian/2012/05/how-the-felon-won-122930.html How the felon won]. ''[[Politico]]''. Retrieved May 9, 2012.</ref>

In 2014 Mingo County native Jeremy T. K. Farley published ''The Ghosts of Mingo County'', based on the real-life story of Timmy Barker, a history of what Farley called "the bloodiest county in America." The book met with mixed reviews; some residents said it portrayed the county as too lawless, while others believed the book told the county's history accurately.<ref>Wytheville Enterprise [http://www.swvatoday.com/news/wytheville/article_94a531ea-ba6e-11e3-a37a-0017a43b2370.html Wythe County official pens history of coalfields struggle].</ref>

In 2016 Mingo County was "one of the places in America most touched by [[opioid epidemic|opioids]]."<ref name="snyder266">{{cite book|last1=Snyder|first1=Timothy|author-link=Timothy Snyder|title=[[The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America]]|date=2018|publisher=The Bodley Head|location=London, U.K.|isbn=978-1-847-92526-8|page=266|quote=Mingo County, West Virginia, was one of the places in America most touched by opioids. A town in Mingo County with a population of 3,200 was shipped about two million opioid pills per year.}}</ref>

In 2023, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced funding for a clean ammonia production facility to be placed in Mingo County, known as the Adams Fork Energy clean ammonia project.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 4, 2023 |title=Manchin Announces Multi-Billion Dollar Clean Ammonia Manufacturing Investment in Mingo County, WV |url=https://www.energy.senate.gov/2023/4/manchin-announces-multi-billion-dollar-clean-ammonia-manufacturing-investment-in-mingo-county-wv |access-date=March 20, 2024 |website=U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources |language=en}}</ref> It will be the second-largest ammonia facility in the nation, producing 2 million pounds of ammonia per year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 16, 2024 |title=Virtual public hearing planned to discuss proposed ammonia facility |url=https://www.wboy.com/news/west-virginia/virtual-public-hearing-planned-to-discuss-proposed-ammonia-facility/ |access-date=March 20, 2024 |website=WBOY.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|424|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|423|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.9|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_54.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 30, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*{{Jct|state=WV|I|73}} (future)
*{{Jct|state=WV|I|74}} (future)
*[[File:US 52.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 52 in West Virginia|U.S. Highway 52]]
*[[File:US 119.svg|23px]] [[U.S. Route 119#West Virginia|U.S. Highway 119]]
*[[Image:WV-49.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 49]]
*[[Image:WV-65.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 65]]
*[[Image:WV-80.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 80]]

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Lincoln County, West Virginia|Lincoln County]] (north)
*[[Logan County, West Virginia|Logan County]] (northeast)
*[[Wyoming County, West Virginia|Wyoming County]] (east)
*[[McDowell County, West Virginia|McDowell County]] (southeast)
*[[Pike County, Kentucky]] (west)
*[[Martin County, Kentucky]] (west)
*[[Wayne County, West Virginia|Wayne County]] (northwest)
*[[Buchanan County, Virginia]] (southeast)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 11359
|1910= 19431
|1920= 26384
|1930= 38319
|1940= 40802
|1950= 47409
|1960= 39742
|1970= 32780
|1980= 37336
|1990= 33739
|2000= 28253
|2010= 26839
|2020= 23568
|estyear=2021
|estimate=23005
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021|access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wv190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 28,253 people, 11,303 households, and 8,217 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|67|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 12,898 housing units at an average density of {{convert|30|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 96.39% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 2.34% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.24% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.74% from two or more races. 0.48% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 11,303 households, out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.20% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 29.10% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $21,347, and the median income for a family was $26,581. Males had a median income of $31,660 versus $18,038 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $12,445. About 25.90% of families and 29.70% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.90% of those under age 18 and 18.60% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 26,839 people, 11,125 households, and 7,707 families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US54059
  |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
  |access-date=April 3, 2016
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213025127/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US54059
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|63.4|PD/sqmi}}. There were 12,699 housing units at an average density of {{convert|30.0|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US54059
  |access-date=April 3, 2016
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213191002/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US54059
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 97.1% white, 1.8% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 0.0% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.4% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 12.6% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 11.9% were [[Americans|American]], 7.0% were [[Germans|German]], and 6.9% were [[English people|English]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US54059
  |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=April 3, 2016
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213034541/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US54059
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

Of the 11,125 households, 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.7% were non-families, and 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.91. The median age was 40.9 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $32,902 and the median income for a family was $40,199. Males had a median income of $46,917 versus $27,168 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,629. About 16.9% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.1% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US54059
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=April 3, 2016
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213013059/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US54059
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Politics==
The youngest of West Virginia's 55 counties, Mingo County was created from deeply secessionist Logan County.<ref>Hinkle, Harlan H.; ''Grayback Mountaineers: The Confederate Face of Western Virginia'', pp. 189-190, 194 {{ISBN|0595268404}}</ref> Consequently, for the 110 years following its creation, Mingo County was staunchly Democratic, voting for [[Walter Mondale]]—who came within 3,819 votes of losing all 50 states—by a two-to-one margin in 1984, and voting [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] only for [[William Howard Taft]] in 1908, [[Herbert Hoover]] in 1928 due to widespread anti-Catholic sentiment against [[Al Smith]], and Richard Nixon against the left-wing [[George McGovern]] in 1972. Like all of West Virginia, since 2000 a combination of declining unionization<ref>Schwartzman, Gabe; [http://www.dailyyonder.com/how-coalfields-went-gop/2015/01/13/7668/ ‘How Central Appalachia Went Right’]; ''Daily Yonder'', January 13, 2015</ref> and differences with the Democratic Party's liberal views on social and environmental issues has produced a dramatic swing to the Republican Party.<ref>Cohn, Nate; [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/24/upshot/southern-whites-loyalty-to-gop-nearing-that-of-blacks-to-democrats.html ‘Demographic Shift: Southern Whites’ Loyalty to G.O.P. Nearing That of Blacks to Democrats’], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 24, 2014</ref> Mingo County last backed a Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, when [[John Kerry]] carried the county by 13 percentage points despite losing the national election and popular vote. In 2020, Democrat [[Joe Biden]] lost the county by more than 70 percentage points to Republican [[Donald Trump]] despite winning the presidential election. In 2024, Mingo County was the second-most Republican county in the state, behind only arch-Republican [[Grant County, West Virginia|Grant County]].

In state elections, Mingo County remained very Democratic up until the mid-2010s. In the [[2018 United States Senate election in West Virginia|2018 U.S. Senate election]], Democrat [[Joe Manchin]] lost Mingo County despite winning statewide. Nonetheless, Democrats enjoy a 2-to-1 advantage in party registration as of October 2023. 

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{{PresRow|2016|Republican|7,911|1,370|231|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|6,191|2,428|236|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|4,587|3,582|169|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|4,612|5,983|60|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|3,866|6,049|128|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,229|7,584|1,062|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,584|7,342|947|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|2,896|7,429|25|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|4,275|8,434|17|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|3,716|9,328|236|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|3,010|8,655|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|7,484|5,585|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|3,988|8,677|1,133|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,154|12,266|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|4,903|11,259|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|7,916|10,014|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|6,852|12,856|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|4,896|10,362|34|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|4,711|9,550|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|5,776|11,619|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|5,771|11,278|15|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|7,801|8,657|43|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|6,904|6,801|27|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|4,656|5,313|1,101|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|3,972|4,934|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,223|2,472|10|West Virginia}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|1,569|1,832|956|West Virginia}}

==Communities==

===City===
*[[Williamson, West Virginia|Williamson]] (county seat)

===Towns===
*[[Delbarton, West Virginia|Delbarton]]
*[[Gilbert, West Virginia|Gilbert]]
*[[Kermit, West Virginia|Kermit]]
*[[Matewan, West Virginia|Matewan]]

===Magisterial districts===
* Beech Ben Mate
* Kermit Harvey
* Lee
* Magnolia
* Stafford
* Tug Hardee
* Williamson

===Historical magisterial districts===
* Hardee
* Harvey
* Kermit
* Tug River

===Census-designated places===
*[[Chattaroy, West Virginia|Chattaroy]]
*[[Gilbert Creek, West Virginia|Gilbert Creek]]
*[[Justice, West Virginia|Justice]]
*[[Red Jacket, West Virginia|Red Jacket]]

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
*[[Ajax, West Virginia|Ajax]]
*[[Baisden, Mingo County, West Virginia|Baisden]]
*[[Belo, West Virginia|Belo]]
*[[Bias, West Virginia|Bias]]
*[[Blackberry City, West Virginia|Blackberry City]]
*[[Borderland, West Virginia|Borderland]]
*[[Breeden, West Virginia|Breeden]]
*[[Delorme, West Virginia|Delorme]]
*[[Dingess, West Virginia|Dingess]]
*[[East Kermit, West Virginia|East Kermit]]
*[[Hampden, West Virginia|Hampden]]
*[[Isaban, West Virginia|Isaban]] (part)
*[[Lando Mines, West Virginia|Lando Mines]]
*[[Lenore, West Virginia|Lenore]]
*[[Lobata, West Virginia|Lobata]]
*[[Meador, West Virginia|Meador]]
*[[Merrimac, West Virginia|Merrimac]]
*[[Musick, West Virginia|Musick]]
*[[Myrtle, West Virginia|Myrtle]]
*[[Naugatuck, West Virginia|Naugatuck]]
*[[Newtown, Mingo County, West Virginia|Newtown]]
*[[Nolan, West Virginia|Nolan]]
*[[Pie, West Virginia|Pie]]
*[[Ragland, West Virginia|Ragland]]
*[[Rawl, West Virginia|Rawl]]
*[[Sprigg, West Virginia|Sprigg]]
*[[Taylorville, West Virginia|Taylorville]] 
*[[Varney, West Virginia|Varney]]
*[[Verner, West Virginia|Verner]] (part)
*[[Vulcan, West Virginia|Vulcan]]
*[[Wharncliffe, West Virginia|Wharncliffe]]
*[[Wyoming City, West Virginia|Wyoming City]] (part)
{{div col end}}

==Notable people==
*[[Don Blankenship]] — former president and CEO of [[Massey Energy]], 2018 [[United States Senate|Senate]] candidate
*[[Charles Blevins]], a [[Music of West Virginia|West Virginia folk music]] artist and the owner of Red Robin Inn, in Borderland, West Virginia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-bye-bye-red-roof-inn/90051182/|date=October 4, 1992|access-date=April 13, 2025|website=newspapers.com|first=Nancy|last=Nussbaum|title=Bye, bye, Birdie - Red Robin's fate has the inn crowd singing the blues|publisher=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>
*[[H. Truman Chafin]] — former and longest-serving [[West Virginia Senate|state senator]]
*[[Doc Edwards]] — former [[Major League Baseball]] catcher and manager
*[[Robert H. "Doc" Foglesong]] — four-star general in the [[United States Air Force]], president of [[Mississippi State University]] from 2006 to 2008
*[[James H. "Buck" Harless]] — timber and coal operator, former president and CEO of International Industries
*[[Sid Hatfield]] — Matewan chief of police and hero of the [[Battle of Matewan]], murdered by [[Baldwin–Felts Detective Agency|Baldwin-Felts]] detectives
*[[Anse Hatfield]] — patriarch of Hatfield family involved in [[Hatfield–McCoy feud]]

==See also==
* [[Coal camps in Mingo County, West Virginia]]
* [[Elk Creek Wildlife Management Area]]
* [[Laurel Lake Wildlife Management Area]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Mingo County, West Virginia]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.mingocountywv.com/ Mingo County official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050810025227/http://boe.ming.k12.wv.us/ Mingo County Board of Education]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071113162617/http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/wv/Mingo/minghistory.html Mingo County History]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027073727/http://geocities.com/eastfork600 East Fork VFD at Dingess, WV]
* [http://www.wvminewars.com/ West Virginia Mine Wars Museum] independent history museum covering the Mine Wars Era in Matewan, WV.

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Mingo County, West Virginia
|North     = [[Lincoln County, West Virginia|Lincoln County]]
|Northeast = [[Logan County, West Virginia|Logan County]]
|East      = [[Wyoming County, West Virginia|Wyoming County]]
|Southeast = [[McDowell County, West Virginia|McDowell County]] and [[Buchanan County, Virginia]]
|South     = 
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Martin County, Kentucky]] and [[Pike County, Kentucky]]
|Northwest = [[Wayne County, West Virginia|Wayne County]]
}}

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