Fayette County
Fayette County is located in south-central West Virginia. The population in 2010 was 46,039. The County Seat is Fayetteville. It is home to the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, so outdoor recreation and tourism are main employers. The New River Gorge Bridge attracts thousands each year on Bridge Day to witness BASE jumpers parachute off the structure. White water rafting is very popular on the river below.
Major cities in Fayette County include Oak Hill, Fayetteville, Gauley Bridge, Ansted, and Montgomery.
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GOOGLE EARTH MAP OF ALL MARKERS – FAYETTE COUNTY
ANCIENT WORKS
LOCATION: RT 60, BETWEEN ALLOY AND BOOMER, APPX 3-1/2 MILES EAST OF MONTGOMERY, APPX 8 MILES WEST OF GAULEY BRIDGE
PHOTOS 26 OCTOBER 2022
GPS:
38* 08′ 45″ 81* 17′ 03″ W
38.146044 N, 81.284404 W
ANDREW AND CHARLES
LEWIS MARCH
LOCATION: INTERSECTION OF RT 60 AND RT 41 SOUTH, APPX 10 MILES WEST OF RAINELLE, APPX 10 MILES SOUTH-EAST OF HICO AND RT 19
PHOTOS 25 OCTOBER 2022
GPS:
38* 01′ 13″ N, 80* 54′ 44″ W
38.020362 N, 80.912415 W
BATTLE OF FAYETTEVILLE 1862
BATTLE OF FAYETTEVILLE 1863
LOCATION: FAYETTEVILLE, CORNER OF NORTH COURT STREET AND KELLER AVENUE, APPX 300 YARDS SOUTH-EAST OF RT 19 (COURT STREET EXIT) (NEXT TO SECRET SANDWICH SOCIETY)
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
38* 03′ 18″ N, 81* 06′ 17″ W
38.055243 N, 81.104829 W
CAMP REYNOLDS
LOCATION: RT 60, GLEN FERRIS AT KANAWHA FALLS, APPX 1-1/2 MILES WEST OF GAULEY BRIDGE
PHOTOS 26 OCTOBER 2022
GPS:
38* 08′ 58″ N, 81* 12′ 53″ W
38.149518 N, 81.214825 W
CAMP WASHINGTON-CARVER
LOCATION: NEAR BABCOCK STATE PARK CAMPGROUND, CR 11/3 (TURN OFF CR 11 NEAR CLIFFTOP), AT ENTRANCE TO MAIN CAMPUS
PHOTOS 25 OCTOBER 2022
GPS:
38* 00′ 27″ N, 80* 58′ 11″ W
38.007580 N, 80.969941 W
CHRISTOPHER H. PAYNE
LOCATION: MONTGOMERY, RT 61 AT TURNOFF TO MONTGOMERY BRIDGE
PHOTOS 26 OCTOBER 2022
** NOTE: MISSING – LARGE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UNDERWAY IN SURROUNDING AREA. **
GPS:
38* 10′ 50″ N, 81* 19′ 09″ W
38.180649 N, 81.319271 W
CHRISTOPHER Q. TOMPKINS /
GAULEY MOUNT
LOCATION: RT 60, APPX 2-1/2 MILES EAST OF GAULEY BRIDGE, APPX 4 MILES WEST OF HAWK’S NEST STATE PARK
PHOTOS 26 OCTOBER 2022
GPS:
38* 08′ 13″ N, 81* 10′ 21″ W
38.137077 N, 81.172568 W
“CONTENTMENT”
LOCATION: WEST END OF ANSTED, RT 60, APPX 150 YARDS WEST OF BEACON STREET, NEXT TO CONTENTMENT MUSEUM
PHOTOS 25 OCTOBER 2022
GPS:
38* 07′ 52″ N, 81* 06′ 28″ W
38.131184 N, 81.108038 W
DUBOIS HIGH SCHOOL
LOCATION: NORTH END OF MT HOPE, RT 16, BY HIGH SCHOOL, MIDWAY BETWEEN OAK HILL AND BECKLEY
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 53′ 51″ N, 81* 09′ 22″ W
37.897751 N, 81.156270 W
FAYETTEVILLE
LOCATION: FAYETTEVILLE, SOUTH COURT STREET BETWEEN MAPLE AVENUE AND WISEMAN AVENUE, NEXT TO COURTHOUSE
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
38* 03′ 10″ N, 81* 06′ 14″ W
38.053056 N, 81.103973 W
FAYETTEVILLE TOWN PARK
LOCATION: FAYETTEVILLE, CORNER OF PARK AVENUE AND SARAH STREET, APPX 3/4 MILE NORTH OF COURTHOUSE
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
38* 03′ 22″ N, 81* 05′ 42″ W
38.056373 N, 81.095240 W
GAULEY BRIDGE
LOCATION: RT 60, GAULEY BRIDGE, AT EAST END OF BRIDGE OVER GAULEY RIVER
PHOTOS 26 OCTOBER 2022
GPS:
38* 09′ 43″ N, 81* 11′ 40″ W
38.162164 N, 81.194523 W
GEN. ROBERT E. LEE
LOCATION: RT 60, APPX 2-1/2 MILES WEST OF RAINELLE AND RT 20
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 58′ 24″ N, 80* 48′ 58″ W
37.973606 N, 80.816276 W
“HALFWAY HOUSE”
LOCATION: ANSTED, JAMES RIVER & KANAWHA TURNPIKE EAST, CR 60/33 (STREET IS NORTH OF RT 60 AND PARALLEL, BETWEEN TYREE STREET AND FOX LANE)
PHOTOS 25 OCTOBER 2022
GPS:
38* 08′ 04″ N, 81* 05′ 39″ W
38.134543 N, 81.094220 W
HAWK’S NEST
LOCATION: RT 60, OVERLOOK PARKING, APPX 1/2 MILE WEST OF PARK LODGE
PHOTOS 26 OCTOBER 2022
GPS:
38* 07′ 22″ N, 81* 07′ 40″ W
38.122926 N, 81.127821 W
HAWK’S NEST TUNNEL
LOCATION: RT 60, OVERLOOK PARKING (UPPER SIDE), APPX 1/2 MILE WEST OF PARK LODGE
PHOTOS 26 OCTOBER 2022
GPS:
38* 07′ 21″ N, 81* 07′ 39″ W
38.122684 N, 81.127492 W
HAWK’S NEST TUNNEL DISASTER
LOCATION: RT 60, ON TRAIL TO HAWK’S NEST OVERLOOK, APPX 1/2 MILE WEST OF PARK LODGE ( APPX 100 FEET FROM PARKING LOT)
PHOTOS 26 OCTOBER 2022
(NOTE: LAST 2 PHOTOS ARE FROM CEMETERY LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF SUMMERSVILLE LAKE – SEE NICHOLAS COUNTY FOR RELATED MARKER)
GPS:
38* 07′ 20″ N, 81* 07′ 39″ W
38.122348 N, 81.127577 W
INDIAN VILLAGE – INDIAN WALLS
LOCATION: (APPX) RT 61 BETWEEN MT CARBON AND DEEP WATER, APPX 4 MILES SOUTH OF MONTGOMERY
** MISSING 26 OCTOBER 2022 **
GPS: (APPX)
38* 07′ 53″ N, 81* 16′ 31″ W
38.131390 N, 81.275542 W
MISSING 26 OCT 2022 – DROVE AREA 2X WITH NO LUCK
NO PHOTOS SINCE EXACT LOCATION IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME
INDIRECT FIRING
LOCATION: FAYETTEVILLE, CR 8 (NICKELVILLE ROAD / MAPLE AVE), APPX 1-1/4 MILES SOUTH OF COURTHOUSE BETWEEN MAPLE LANE AND JAY STREET
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
38* 02′ 25″ N, 81* 06′ 57″ W
38.040390 N, 81.116036 W
JACKSON’S MOTHER
LOCATION: RT 60, ANSTED, ACROSS FROM RICH CREEK ROAD
NOTE: GRAVESITE IS ACROSS HIGHWAY AT WESTLAKE CEMETERY, UP HILL AND TO THE LEFT
PHOTOS 25 OCTOBER 2022
GPS:
38* 08′ 09″ N, 81* 05′ 57″ W
38.136037 N, 81.099301 W
JAMES MONROE ELLIS
LOCATION: OAK HILL, RUSSELL E. MATTHEW PARK, INTERSECTION OF RT 16 (MAIN STREET) AND BROADWAY AVE, APPX 6/10 MILE SOUTH OF RT 19 EXIT FOR LOCHGELLY ROAD
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 59’54” N, 81* 07′ 53″ W
37.998399 N, 81.131499 W
LAYLAND MINE DISASTER
LOCATION: RT 41, LAYLAND, APPX 3/4 MILE SOUTH-WEST OF LAYLAND POST OFFICE, NEXT TO LAYLAND BAPTIST CHURCH AND OTHER MINE MEMORIALS
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 54′ 00″ N, 80* 57′ 58″ W
37.900132 N, 80.966160 W
NOTE: LARGE STONE BUILDINGS WERE PART OF OLD MINE – CHIMNEYS ARE REMAINS OF WORKER HOUSING NEARBY
MONTGOMERY (#1 OF 2)
LOCATION: MONTGOMERY, ON RAMP LEADING UP FROM RT 61 TO MONTGOMERY BRIDGE NORTH ACROSS KANAWHA RIVER, AT SMALL ROADSIDE PARK
NOTE: MAJOR BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY IN 2022-2023. ROAD PAST MARKER IS CLOSED. MARKER IS STILL STANDING.
PHOTOS 26 OCTOBER 2022
GPS:
38* 10′ 48″ N, 81* 19′ 06″ W
38.180218 N, 81.318331 W
MONTGOMERY (#2 OF 2)
LOCATION: DOWNTOWN MONTGOMERY, 4TH AVENUE, BETWEEN WASHINGTON STREET AND FERRY STREET BY POST OFFICE
PHOTOS 26 OCTOBER 2022
GPS:
38* 10′ 53″ N, 81* 19′ 23″ W
38.181519 N, 81.323069 W
NALLEN / WILDERNESS
LUMBER COMPANY
LOCATION: RT 41, NALLEN, APPX 8 MILES SOUTH OF MT NEBO, APPX 6 MILES NORTH OF RT 60, NEAR SOUTH END OF BRIDGE OVER MEADOW RIVER
PHOTOS 25 OCTOBER 2022
GPS:
38* 06′ 24″ N, 80* 52′ 45″ W
38.106912 N, 80.879330 W
OAK HILL RAILROAD DEPOT
LOCATION: OAK HILL, VIRGINIA STREET (CR 61/28) AT INTERSECTION WITH CENTRAL AVENUE AND WASHINGTON AVENUE
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 58′ 40″ N, 81* 08′ 57″ W
37.978039 N, 81.149364 W
OAKWOOD MINE COMPLEX
LOCATION: RT 612, CARLISLE, APPX 2 MILES WEST OF RT 19
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 57′ 52″ N, 81* 11′ 24″ W
37.964677 N, 81.190068
NOTE: APPX 1/2 MILE PAST OLD OAKWOOD COMPANY STORE
NOTE: MARKER WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY HIDDEN BY BRUSH AND VINES.
OLD STONE HOUSE
LOCATION: RT 60, APPX 2 MILES EAST OF CR 41 TURNOFF TO BABCOCK STATE PARK AT CR 10. HOUSE IS LOCATED SOUTH ON CR 10 APPX 2 MILES.
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
38* 00′ 23″ N, 80* 52′ 43″ W
38.006482 N, 80.878722 W
** THANK YOU TO GEORGE AND ZALEY FOR HELPING ME LOCATE THE ACTUAL STONE HOUSE **
SALT SAND
LOCATION: RT 60, IN PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF HAWK’S NEST STATE PARK LODGE, APPX 2 MILES WEST OF ANSTED
PHOTO TAKEN OCTOBER 2023
GPS:
38* 07′ 17″ N, 81* 07′ 05″ W
38.121461 N, 81.118278 W
SEABERRY ARMS OSBORNE
LOCATION: RT 16, APPX 3/4 MILE NORTH OF BELVA AND RT 39, JUST NORTH OF TWENTYMILE CREEK ROAD
PHOTOS 25 OCTOBER 2022
NOTE: LOCATION OF GRAVE IS UNKNOWN
GPS:
38* 14′ 19″ N, 81* 11′ 25″ W
38.238676 N, 81.190509 W
SEWELL MOUNTAIN CAMPAIGN
LOCATION: RT 60, APPX 3 MILES WEST OF RAINELLE AND RT 20, AT TURNOFF JUST WEST OF GEN. ROBERT E. LEE MARKER
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
NOTE: BULLET HOLE JUST BELOW CENTER
GPS:
37* 58′ 23″ N, 80* 49′ 09″ W
37.973256 N, 80.819282 W
SILTIX MINE DISASTER
LOCATION: RT 16, MT HOPE, AT INTERSECTION WITH RT 211 (MAIN STREET) ON SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 53′ 23″ N, 81* 10′ 32″ W
37.889860 N, 81.175655 W
SPY ROCK
LOCATION: RT 60, JUST WEST OF LOOKOUT, APPX 3-1/2 MILES SOUTH-EAST OF HICO AND RT 19
PHOTOS 25 OCTOBER 2022
GPS:
38* 04′ 10″ N, 80* 58′ 39″ W
38.069692 N, 80.977601 W
TOWNSEND’S FERRY
LOCATION: FAYETTE STATION ROAD (CR 82) BELOW NEW RIVER GORGE BRIDGE APPX 250 YARDS SOUTH OF OLD BRIDGE AT PARKING LOT AND INTERSECTION
NOTE: VERY NARROW ROAD WITH SHARP CURVES, NO TRAILERS OR LARGE R/Vs
NOTE: MARKER HAS MOVED APPX 1/4 MILE FROM ITS PREVIOUS LOCATION.
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
38* 03′ 55″ N, 81* 04′ 48″ W
38.065440 N, 81.080238 W
VANDALIA CEMETERY
LOCATION: FAYETTEVILLE, HIGH STREET, 2 BLOCKS WEST OF MAPLE STREET, 1 BLOCK SOUTH OF COURTHOUSE
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
38* 03′ 10″ N, 81* 06′ 22″ W
38.053033 N, 81.106235 W
WEST VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
LOCATION: RT 61, MONTGOMERY, AT CAMPUS CENTER
NOTE: MARKER IS ELEVATED, NEAR CROSSWALK, APPX 1/4 MILE WEST OF MONTGOMERY BRIDGE
PHOTOS 26 OCTOBER 2022
GPS:
38* 10′ 49″ N, 81* 19′ 29″ W
38.180399 N, 81.324952 W
FAYETTE COUNTY /
GREENBRIER COUNTY
LOCATION: FT 20, APPX 3 MILES SOUTH-WEST OF RAINELLE
PHOTOS 12 AUGUST 2024
** MISSING **
GPS:
37* 56′ 28″ N, 80* 48′ 16″ W
37.941129 N, 80.804705 W
FAYETTE COUNTY /
GREENBRIER COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 60, ON WESTERN END OF RAINELLE CITY LIMITS AT GREENBRIER HILLS DRIVE
PHOTOS 12 AUGUST 2024
** MISSING – POLE REMAINS **
GPS:
37* 58′ 02″ N, 80* 47′ 22″ W
37.967485 N, 80.789721 W
FAYETTE COUNTY /
KANAWHA COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 60, APPX 1/4 MILE EAST OF BRIDGE TO MONTGOMERY
PHOTOS 26 OCTOBER 2022
GPS:
38* 10′ 58″ N, 81* 18 ‘ 43″ W
FAYETTE COUNTY /
KANAWHA COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 61 (FAYETTE PIKE), MONTGOMERY, JUST WEST OF MONROE STREET
PHOTOS 26 OCTOBER 2022
GPS:
38* 10′ 49″ N, 81* 19′ 44″ W
38.180419 N, 81.328959 W
FAYETTE COUNTY /
NICHOLAS COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 19, APPX 5 MILES SOUTH OF MY NEBO, APPX 5 MILES NORTH OF HICO AND RT 60
** REMOVED WHEN RT 19 EXPANDED TO 4-LANE **
GPS: (COUNTY LINE)
38* 09′ 07″ N, 80* 55′ 31″ W
38.152064 N, 80.925433 W
FAYETTE COUNTY /
NICHOLAS COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 39, BELVA, AT BRIDGE OFF RT 16
** MISSING 25 OCT 2022 **
GPS:
38* 13′ 47″ N, 81* 11′ 36″ W
38.229757 N, 81.193384 W
FAYETTE COUNTY /
RALEIGH COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 16, APPX 1-1/2 MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN MT HOPE AT PRICE HILL ROAD
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 52′ 57″ N, 81* 11′ 16″ W
37.882749 N, 81.187962 W
FAYETTE COUNTY /
RALEIGH COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 41, APPX 1/4 MILE WEST OF PRINCE AT NORTH END OF THOMAS BURFORD PUGH MEMORIAL BRIDGE ACROSS NEW RIVER
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 51′ 17″ N, 81* 04′ 14″ W
37.854985 N, 81.070591 W
FAYETTE COUNTY /
RALEIGH COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 61, APPX 1-1/4 MILE SOUTH-EAST OF MT HOPE AND RT 16
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
** MISSING – POLE BENT **
GPS:
37* 52′ 45″ N, 81* 09′ 01″ W
37.879413 N, 81.150304 W
FAYETTE COUNTY /
SUMMERS COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 20 AT THE SOUTH END OF MEADOW BRIDGE, APPX 6 MILES NORTH OF I-64 EXIT 143 (GREEN SULPHUR SPRINGS)
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 51′ 02″ N, 80* 51′ 22″ W
37.850598 N, 80.856282 W
