Editing Randolph County, West Virginia

{{Short description|County in West Virginia, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Randolph County
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| settlement_type    = [[County (United States)|County]]
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| image2      = Beverly Heritage Center, Beverly, Randolph County, WV.jpg
| caption2    = [[Beverly Historic District]]
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| caption1    = [[Randolph County Courthouse and Jail|Randolph County Courthouse]] in [[Elkins, West Virginia|Elkins]]
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| map_caption        = Location of Randolph County in [[West Virginia]]
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| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = October 16, 1787
| named_for          = [[Edmund Jennings Randolph]]
| seat_type          = [[Seat]]
| seat               = [[Elkins, West Virginia|Elkins]]
| parts_type         = and largest city
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| leader_title       = Commission President
| leader_name        = David Kesling ([[West Virginia Democratic Party|D]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Candidates' list balloons in Randolph|url=https://www.theintermountain.com/news/local-news/2022/02/candidates-list-balloons-in-randolph/|access-date=October 25, 2023|publisher=The Inter-Mountain}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=County Commission|url=https://randolphcountycommissionwv.org/county-commission/|access-date=October 25, 2023|publisher=Randolph County Commission}}</ref>
| leader_title1      = County Commission
| leader_name1       = Cris Siler ([[West Virginia Republican Party|R]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Randolph County 2022 General Election Results|url=https://www.wboy.com/news/your-local-election-hq/randolph-county-2022-general-election-guide/|access-date=October 25, 2023|publisher=WBOY-TV}}</ref><br/>Chris See ([[West Virginia Democratic Party|D]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 General Election Results: Randolph County|url=https://www.wboy.com/top-stories/2020-general-election-results-randolph-county/|access-date=October 25, 2023|publisher=WBOY-TV}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1040
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1040
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.3
| area_water_percent = 0.03
| area_rank          = [[List of counties in West Virginia|1st]]
| population_total   = 27932
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| pop_est_as_of      = 2021
| population_est     = 27806 {{decrease}}
| population_rank    = [[List of counties in West Virginia|21st]]
| timezone1          = [[Eastern Time Zone|UTC−5 (Eastern)]]
| timezone1_DST      = [[Eastern Time Zone|UTC−4 (EDT)]]
| area_code          = [[Area codes 304 and 681|304, 681]]
| blank_name_sec1    = Congressional district
| blank_info_sec1    = [[West Virginia's 2nd congressional district|2nd]]
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'''Randolph County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[West Virginia]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 27,932.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/randolphcountywestvirginia/PST045221 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 19, 2022}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Elkins, West Virginia|Elkins]].<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> The county was founded in 1787 and is named for [[Edmund Jennings Randolph]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wvculture.org/history/counties/randolph.html |title=Randolph County history sources |access-date=November 26, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029210729/http://www.wvculture.org/history/counties/randolph.html |archive-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref>

Randolph County comprises the Elkins, West Virginia, [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
The first attempt by Europeans to settle in present-day Randolph County came in 1752 or '53 when David Tygart — for whom the [[Tygart Valley River]] was named — and Robert Foyle (later called Files) located (separately) with their families in the vicinity of present-day [[Beverly, West Virginia|Beverly]]. Although there had been no recent history of conflicts between Europeans and [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] in that immediate area, that summer a party of Native Americans traveling the [[Shawnee Trail (West Virginia)|Shawnee Trail]] discovered the Foyle cabin and killed seven members of the family. One son escaped and alerted the Tygart family, allowing all to escape. (The Tygart-Foyle settlements were the first European settlements attempted anywhere within the [[Monongahela River]] watershed in present-day West Virginia.) No other European settlement was attempted in present Randolph County until 1772.<ref>It has been thought that Tygart was again among those settling then, but this is not certain.</ref><ref>{{cite book | author = Maxwell, Hu| title = The History of Barbour County, From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time, The Acme Publishing Company, Morgantown, W.Va. (Reprinted, McClain Printing Company, Parsons, W.Va., 1968)| year = 1899| pages = 180–181}}</ref>

Thomas Skidmore (''ca.'' 1733–1807), born in Maryland, obtained a title to 400 acres of land (“by virtue of a settlement”) in the future Elkins area before 1778. This land, on the east side of the [[Tygart Valley River]], was surveyed by John Poage in 1780 and included the land that is now most of downtown Elkins. Thus, Skidmore was probably the first European settler in what became Elkins.<ref>“He obtained a clear title to 400 acres of land by virtue of a settlement made before 1778 on the east side of the Tygart Valley River, adjoining the land of Robert Cunningham. It was surveyed by John Poage on 14 November 1780, who with his chain carriers set off the tract as 288 acres, and on 1 June 1782 a perfected title to the land was returned to him from the Land Office. It included the land that is now most of downtown Elkins, the park, the Wees Addition, both sides of the river from roughly the rear entrance of McDonald's Restaurant to Porter Avenue, South Elkins north of 11th Street, and all of Diamond and Wees Street. David Armstrong, who has made a careful study of the early land titles in Elkins, thinks that his cabin stood on the west side of Randolph Avenue at its intersection with Henry Avenue where St. Brendan's Catholic School was later located. He credits Thomas Skidmore with being the first European settler in central Elkins. He does not seem to have made an immediate settlement at Elkins however, for he appears in 1784 on a tax list taken on the South Branch in Pendleton County where he headed a family of seven white souls.” (Skidmore, Warren (2010), ''Thomas Skidmore (Scudamore), 1605-1684, of Westerleigh, Gloucestershire, and Fairfield, Connecticut; his ancestors, and descendants to the ninth generation''; [[Akron, Ohio]]; Sixth Edition; pg 143.)</ref>

When Randolph County, [[Virginia]] ([[West Virginia|now West Virginia]]) was created out of the vast [[Harrison County, West Virginia|Harrison County]] on October 16, 1787, it included not only present-day Randolph County, but parts of what are now eight other counties.<ref>These current counties are Upshur, Braxton, Pocohontas, Preston, Barbour, Tucker, Lewis and Webster.</ref> It took its name from the surname of the [[Edmund Randolph|then Governor of Virginia]]. The name of the new county seat, originally Randolph Court House, or Edmundton (the latter from the Governor's given name), was changed to [[Beverly, West Virginia|Beverly]] by 1790.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=138|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press   |location=Piedmont, WV|page=110}}</ref> Beverly remained the county seat until 1890 when county government was moved to [[Elkins, West Virginia|Elkins]].

Minor actions of the [[American Civil War]] which took place in Randolph County include the [[Battle of Rich Mountain]] and a part of the [[Battle of Cheat Mountain]], both in 1861. These operations came in the course of the [[Western Virginia Campaign]].

Randolph was one of fifty Virginia counties that were admitted to the Union as the state of West Virginia on June 20, 1863. Later that year, the new state's counties were divided into [[civil township]]s, with the intention of encouraging local government. This proved impractical in the heavily rural state, and in 1872 the townships were converted into [[minor civil division|magisterial districts]].<ref>Otis K. Rice & Stephen W. Brown, ''West Virginia: A History'', 2nd ed., University Press of Kentucky, Lexington (1993), p. 240.</ref>  Randolph County was divided into nine districts: Beverly, Clarke, Clay, Dry Fork, Green, Mingo Flats, Reynolds, Scott, and Union. Several of these were renamed during the 1870s: Clark became Valley Bend, Clay became New Interest, Green became Leadsville, Mingo Flats was abbreviated to Mingo, Reynolds became Huttonsville, Scott became Roaring Creek, and Union became Middle Fork.<ref>[[United States Census Bureau]], [[United States Census|U.S. Decennial Census]], Tables of Minor Civil Divisions in West Virginia, 1870–2010.</ref>

==Geography==
[[Image:RandolphCounty.wmg.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wildflowers add a splash of color to grazing fields near Osceola in July.]]
[[Image:FallForest WV USA.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Fall in the forest]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1040|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1040|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi}} (0.03%) 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> It is the largest county in West Virginia by area.

===Rivers===
*[[Tygart Valley River]]
*[[Shavers Fork]]
*[[Laurel Fork (Cheat River)|Laurel Fork]]

===Mountains===
*Point Mountain
*[[Cheat Mountain]]
**[[White Top]], a knob of Cheat Mountain
*[[Laurel Mountain (West Virginia)|Laurel Mountain]]
*[[Rich Mountain (West Virginia)|Rich Mountain]]
*[[Shavers Mountain]]
**[[Gaudineer Knob]], a knob of Shavers Mountain

===Caves and caverns===
*[[Bowden Cave]]
*[[Sinks of Gandy]]

===[[National Natural Landmark]]s===
*[[Blister Run Swamp]]
*[[Gaudineer Scenic Area]]
*[[Shavers Mountain Spruce-Hemlock Stand]]

===Major highways===
{|
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*[[Image:US 33.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 33 in West Virginia|U.S. Highway 33]]
*[[Image:US 48.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 48 in West Virginia|U.S. Highway 48]]
*[[Image:US 219.svg|23px]] [[U.S. Route 219 in West Virginia|U.S. Highway 219]]
*[[Image:US 250.svg|23px]] [[U.S. Route 250 in West Virginia|U.S. Highway 250]]
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*[[Image:WV-15.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 15]]
*[[Image:WV-32.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 32]]
*[[Image:WV-55.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 55]]
*[[Image:WV-92.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 92]]
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|}

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Tucker County, West Virginia|Tucker County]] (northeast)
*[[Pendleton County, West Virginia|Pendleton County]] (east)
*[[Pocahontas County, West Virginia|Pocahontas County]] (south)
*[[Webster County, West Virginia|Webster County]] (southwest)
*[[Upshur County, West Virginia|Upshur County]] (west)
*[[Barbour County, West Virginia|Barbour County]] (northwest)

===National protected area===
*[[Monongahela National Forest]] (part)
*[[United States National Radio Quiet Zone]] (part)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 951
|1800= 1826
|1810= 2854
|1820= 3357
|1830= 5000
|1840= 6208
|1850= 5243
|1860= 4990
|1870= 5563
|1880= 8102
|1890= 11633
|1900= 17670
|1910= 26028
|1920= 26084
|1930= 25049
|1940= 30259
|1950= 30558
|1960= 26349
|1970= 24596
|1980= 28734
|1990= 27803
|2000= 28262
|2010= 29405
|2020= 27932
|estyear=2021
|estimate=27806
|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 19, 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 11, 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 11, 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 11, 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 11, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

=== 2020 census ===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 27,932 people and 10,065 households residing in the county. There were 13,035 housing units in Randolph county. The racial makeup of the county was 93.6% [[White American|White]], 1.6% [[African American]], 0.4% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.5% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#Race|other races]], and 3.8% from [[Multiracial American|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 10,065 households, of which 44.8% were married couples living together, 30.2% had a female householder with no spouse present, 19% had a male householder with no spouse present. The average household and family size was 3.36. The median age in the county was 44.7 years with 19% of the population being under 18. The median income for a household in the city was $47,343 and the poverty rate was 15.2%<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Randolph_County,_West_Virginia?g=0500000US54083 |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

=== 2010 census ===
As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 29,405 people, 11,695 households, and 7,753 families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US54083 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213023413/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US54083 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|28.3|PD/sqmi}}. There were 14,189 housing units at an average density of {{convert|13.6|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US54083 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213190704/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US54083 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 97.3% white, 1.2% black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.7% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1" /> In terms of ancestry, 26.3% were [[Germans|German]], 15.9% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 12.0% were [[English people|English]], 10.2% were [[Americans|American]], and 5.4% were [[Italians|Italian]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US54083 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213022002/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US54083 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

Of the 11,695 households, 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.7% were non-families, and 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.81. The median age was 43.4 years.<ref name="census-dp1" />

The median income for a household in the county was $36,176 and the median income for a family was $47,071. Males had a median income of $34,903 versus $25,988 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,472. About 12.7% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.1% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US54083 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213010724/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US54083 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 28,262 people, 11,072 households, and 7,661 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|27|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 13,478 housing units at an average density of {{convert|13|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.69% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.07% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.38% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.16% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.53% from two or more races. 0.68% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 11,072 households, out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.30% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,299, and the median income for a family was $32,632. Males had a median income of $24,751 versus $17,819 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,918. About 13.40% of families and 18.00% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.30% of those under age 18 and 12.90% of those age 65 or over.

==Politics==
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{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,984|8,012|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|5,018|6,989|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|5,448|5,697|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|5,452|6,976|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|3,802|6,586|24|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|3,681|6,299|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|4,196|8,465|0|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,711|8,109|22|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,418|7,397|108|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|4,436|5,085|76|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|3,526|5,314|797|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|4,158|4,676|184|West Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,165|3,024|253|West Virginia}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|756|2,563|1,782|West Virginia}}

==Communities==
[[File:YokumKnobView.JPG|thumb|right|250px|View from atop Yokum Knob, Randolph County, West Virginia]]

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

===Towns===
*[[Beverly, West Virginia|Beverly]]
*[[Harman, West Virginia|Harman]]
*[[Huttonsville, West Virginia|Huttonsville]]
*[[Mill Creek, West Virginia|Mill Creek]]
*[[Montrose, West Virginia|Montrose]]
*[[Womelsdorf (Coalton), West Virginia|Womelsdorf (Coalton)]]

===Magisterial districts===
{{div col}}
*Beverly
*Dry Fork
*Huttonsville
*Leadsville
*Middle Fork
*Mingo
*New Interest
*Roaring Creek
*Valley Bend
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
{{div col}}
*[[Bowden, West Virginia|Bowden]]
*[[Dailey, West Virginia|Dailey]]
*[[East Dailey, West Virginia|East Dailey]]
*[[Helvetia, West Virginia|Helvetia]]
*[[Pickens, West Virginia|Pickens]]
*[[Valley Bend, Randolph County, West Virginia|Valley Bend]]
*[[Valley Head, West Virginia|Valley Head]]
*[[Whitmer, West Virginia|Whitmer]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=12em}}
*[[Adolph, West Virginia|Adolph]]
*[[Aggregates, West Virginia|Aggregates]]
*[[Alpena, West Virginia|Alpena]]
*[[Arnold Hill, West Virginia|Arnold Hill]]
*[[Bemis, West Virginia|Bemis]]
*[[Brady Gate, West Virginia|Brady Gate]]
*[[Bruxton, West Virginia|Bruxton]]
*[[Canfield, Randolph County, West Virginia|Canfield]]
*[[Cassity, West Virginia|Cassity]]
*[[Crystal Springs, West Virginia|Crystal Springs]]
*[[Czar, West Virginia|Czar]]
*[[Dryfork, West Virginia|Dryfork]]
*[[Elkins Junction, West Virginia|Elkins Junction]]
*[[Elkwater, West Virginia|Elkwater]]
*[[Ellamore, West Virginia|Ellamore]]
*[[Evenwood, West Virginia|Evenwood]]
*[[Faulkner, West Virginia|Faulkner]]
*[[Glady, West Virginia|Glady]]
*[[Horton, West Virginia|Horton]]
*[[Jimtown, Randolph County, West Virginia|Jimtown]]
*[[Kerens, West Virginia|Kerens]]
*[[Little Italy, Randolph County, West Virginia|Little Italy]]
*[[Mabie, West Virginia|Mabie]]
*[[Mingo, West Virginia|Mingo]]
*[[Monterville, West Virginia|Monterville]]
*[[Newlonton, West Virginia|Newlonton]]
*[[Norton, West Virginia|Norton]]
*[[Osceola, West Virginia|Osceola]]
*[[Pumpkintown, West Virginia|Pumpkintown]]
*[[Read, West Virginia|Read]]
*[[Spangler, West Virginia|Spangler]]
*[[Sullivan, Randolph County, West Virginia|Sullivan]]
*[[Tigheville, West Virginia|Tigheville]]
*[[Upper Mingo, West Virginia|Upper Mingo]]
*[[Weaver, West Virginia|Weaver]]
*[[Whyte, West Virginia|Whyte]]
{{div col end}}

==Notable people==
*[[Herman Ball]], football player
*[[Lemuel Chenoweth]], master [[covered bridge]] builder
*[[William Wallace Barron]], former governor who was indicted for bribery and jury tampering.
*[[Del Gainer|Dellos Clinton "Sheriff" Gainer]], major league baseball player
*[[Marshall Goldberg]], football player
*[[Wilma Lee Cooper]] Grand Ole Opry and WWVA Jamboree star
*[[Stoney Cooper]], Grand Ole Opry and WWVA Jamboree star
*[[Eldora Marie Bolyard Nuzum]], American newspaper editor and interviewer of U.S. Presidents

==See also==
* [[Becky Creek Wildlife Management Area]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Randolph County, West Virginia]]

==References==
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Randolph County, West Virginia
|North     = 
|Northeast = [[Tucker County, West Virginia|Tucker County]]
|East      = [[Pendleton County, West Virginia|Pendleton County]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = [[Pocahontas County, West Virginia|Pocahontas County]]
|Southwest = [[Webster County, West Virginia|Webster County]]
|West      = [[Upshur County, West Virginia|Upshur County]]
|Northwest = [[Barbour County, West Virginia|Barbour County]]
}}

{{Randolph County, West Virginia}}
{{West Virginia}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1787]]
[[Category:West Virginia counties]]