Greenbrier County
Greenbrier County is located in south-east West Virginia along the border with Virginia. The population in 2010 was 35, 480 and the county seat is Lewisburg (home of the WV State Fair). Coal was an important industry throughout the 20th century, but at one time, the town of Rainelle was home to the largest hardwood manufacturing plant in the world. There are also 184,000 acres of farmland in Greenbrier County. The Greenbrier is an historic resort.
Major cities in Greenbrier County include Lewisburg, Ronceverte, White Sulphur Springs, Rainelle, and Alderson.
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GOOGLE EARTH MAP OF ALL MARKERS – GREENBRIER COUNTY
ALDERSON
LOCATION: ALDERSON, INTERSECTION OF SOUTH MONROE STREET AND EAST RIVERSIDE AVENUE (RT 12), AT NORTH END OF OLD BRIDGE
PHOTOS TAKEN 13 SEPTEMBER 2024
** NOTE: OLD CHURCH SITE IS 4 BLOCKS NORTH – OLD ALDERSON BAPTIST ACADEMY BUILDING IS NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR PHOTOS **
GPS:
37* 43′ 32″ N, 80* 38′ 33″ W
37.725803 N, 80.642617 W
ALDERSON BAPTIST ACADEMY AND JUNIOR COLLEGE
LOCATION: ALDERSON, NORTH MONROE STREET, 4 BLOCKS NORTH OF EAST RIVERVIEW AVENUE AND OLD BRIDGE, ACROSS FROM OLD GREENBRIER BAPTIST CHURCH
PHOTOS TAKEN 11 SEPTEMBER 2024
NOTE: ALDERSON BAPTIST ACADEMY BUILDING IS NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR PHOTOS. BUILDING IS ABANDONED AND IN DISREPAIR, LOCATED APPX 1/2 MILE FROM CHURCH.
GPS:
37* 43′ 43″ N, 80* 38′ 29″ W
37.728715 N, 80.641496 W
ANDREW AND CHARLES
LEWIS MARCH
LOCATION: RT 60, ALTA, APPX 1 MILE NORTH-EAST OF I-64 EXIT 161, AT INTERSECTION WITH CR 60/38 (ALTA MOUNTAIN ROAD), SITUATED NEXT TO BORDER HEROES/FORT DONNALLY MARKER
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 52′ 09″ N, 80* 32′ 35″ W
37.869348 N, 80.543100 W
BATTLE OF TUCKWILLER’S HILL
LOCATION: RT 60, APPX 2-1/4 MILES WEST OF LEWISBURG AND RT 219, SITUATED NEXT TO CONFEDERATE DISENFRANCHISEMENT MARKER
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 49′ 12″ N, 80* 28′ 36″ W
37.820253 N, 80.476936 W
BEREA SAND
LOCATION: RT 60, APPX 1 MILE EAST OF CALDWELL, APPX 100 YARDS ON WEST SIDE OF PASSING UNDER I-64
** MISSING ON 14 AUGUST 2024 **
GPS:
37* 46′ 23″ N, 80* 22′ 41″ W
37.773290 N, 80.378582 W
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BIG LIME (#1 OF 2)
LOCATION: RT 60, APPX 1/2 MILE WEST OF DOWNTOWN LEWISBURG AND JEFFERSON STREET (RT 219)
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 48′ 15″ N, 80* 27′ 05″ W
37.804404 N, 80.451629 W
BIG LIME (#2 OF 2)
LOCATION: RT 219, APPX 1-1/4 MILE SOUTH OF RENICK POST OFFICE, APPX 14 MILES NORTH OF DOWNTOWN LEWISBURG, JUST SOUTH OF CR 9 (FRIAR’S HILL ROAD)
PHOTOS TAKEN 10 SEPTEMBER 2024
GPS:
37* 58′ 48″ N, 80* 22′ 41″ W
37.980269 N, 80.378127 W
BORDER HEROES /
FORT DONNALLY
(MARKER #1 OF 2)
LOCATION: RT 60, ALTA, APPX 1 MILE NORTH-EAST OF I-64 EXIT 161, AT INTERSECTION WITH CR 60/38 (ALTA MOUNTAIN ROAD), SITUATED NEXT TO ANDREW AND CHARLES LEWIS MARCH MARKER
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
** MISSING **
GPS:
37* 52′ 09″ N, 80* 32′ 35″ W
37.869348 N, 80.543100 W
BORDER HEROES /
FORT DONNALLY
(MARKER #2 OF 2)
LOCATION: RT 60, APPX 3-1/2 MILES NORTH-EAST OF I-64 EXIT 161 AND ALTA, AT CR 60/28 (RADERS VALLEY ROAD)
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 52′ 16″ N, 80* 30′ 10″ W
37.871249 M, 80.502887 W
CARNEGIE HALL
LOCATION: LEWISBURG, CHURCH STREET ACROSS FROM FOSTER STREET, 1 BLOCK SOUTH OF RT 60 (WASHINGTON STREET)
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 48′ 06″ N, 80* 26′ 54″ W
37.801940 N, 80.448397 W
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THE CIVIL WAR /
CONFEDERATE CEMETERY
LOCATION: LEWISBURG, COURTNEY DRIVE (SMALL SEMI-CIRCULAR STREET ON NORTH SIDE OF RT 60 (WASHINGTON STREET WEST), 3 BLOCKS WEST OF RT 219, SITUATED NEXT TO LEWISBURG MARKER
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 48′ 13″ N, 80* 26′ 53″ W
37.803709 N, 80.448151 W
(NOTE: CEMETERY IS LOCATED 1/4 MILE WEST OF DICK POINTER MONUMENT – FOLLOW McELHENNY ROAD TO SMALL SIGN)
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES – CEMETERY
COL. JOHN STUART /
MATHEW ARBUCKLE
LOCATION: LEWISBURG, RT 219 AT LEE STREET, SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 1 MILE SOUTH OF I-64 EXIT 169
PHOTOS TAKEN 10 SEPTEMBER 2024
GPS:
37* 48′ 22″ N, 80* 26′ 14″ W
37.806126 N, 80.437387 W
eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – JOHN STUART
CONFEDERATE DISENFRANCHISEMENT
LOCATION: RT 60, APPX 2-1/4 MILES WEST OF LEWISBURG AND RT 219, SITUATED NEXT TO BATTLE OF TUCKWILLER’S HILL MARKER
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 49′ 12″ N, 80* 28′ 36″ W
37.820202 N, 80.476922 W
DICK POINTER
LOCATION: LEWISBURG, CHURCH STREET AT SMALL MONUMENT NEAR McELHENNEY ROAD, 2 BLOCKS SOUTH OF RT 60 (WASHINGTON STREET)
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 48′ 04″ N, 80* 26′ 56″ W
37.801271 N, 80.449009 W
DRY CREEK BATTLE
LOCATION: CORNER OF RT 92 AND RT 60, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, SITUATED NEXT TO “OAKHURST” GOLF CLUB MARKER
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 48′ 07″ N, 80* 17′ 08″ W
37.802198 N, 80.285673 W
FRANKFORD
LOCATION: RT 219, FRANKFORD, APPX 9 MILES NORTH OF I-64 EXIT 169 (LEWISBURG), APPX 200 YARDS SOUTH OF CR 17 (WILLIAMSBURG ROAD)
PHOTOS TAKEN 10 SEPTEMBER 2024
GPS:
37* 55′ 24″ N, 80* 23′ 03″ W
37.923434 N, 80.384272 W
GEN. LEWIS’ TRACE /
UNKNOWN SOLDIERS
LOCATION: RT 12, ON SOUTHERN EDGE OF ASBURY AT INTERSECTION WITH CR 31 AND CR 33, APPX 4 MILES SOUTH OF I-64 EXIT 161
PHOTOS TAKEN 11 SEPTEMBER 2024
GPS:
37* 48′ 59″ N, 80* 33′ 55″ W
37.816492 N, 80.565382 W
GREENBRIER COLLEGE /
GREENBRIER HALL
LOCATION: LEWISBURG, COLLEGE STREET ACROSS FROM FOSTER STREET, 1 BLOCK SOUTH OF RT 60 (WASHINGTON STREET)
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 48′ 07″ N, 80* 26′ 53″ W
37.802206 N, 80.448137 W
GREENBRIER COUNTY COURTHOUSE
LOCATION: LEWISBURG, COURTHOUSE SQUARE, CORNER OF NORTH COURT STREET AND WEST RANDOLPH STREET
PHOTOS TAKEN 10 SEPTEMBER 2024
GPS:
37* 48′ 11″ N, 80* 26′ 43″ W
37.803054 N, 80.445500 W
GREENBRIER GHOST
LOCATION: RT 60 JUST SOUTH OF I-64 EXIT 156, NEAR SAM BLACK CHURCH, SOUTH-EAST BOUND LANE
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 54′ 06″ N, 80* 37′ 57″ W
37.901754 N, 80.632644 W
CEMETERY IS LOCATED ON NORTH SIDE OF I-64. TURN LEFT ON CR 25 SMOOT ROAD, GO 1 MILE THEN RIGHT ON CR 60/32 JAMES RIVER AND KANAWHA TURNPIKE, GO 2-1/2 MILES THEN LEFT ON FARMDALE ROAD. GO 200 YARDS TO CHURCH AND CEMETERY.
eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – GREENBRIER GHOST
“THANK YOU” TO KAY HUNTER FOR HELPING US FIND THE GRAVESITE OF ZONA SHUE. (LAST PHOTO)
GREENBRIER MILITARY SCHOOL
(#1 OF 2 MARKERS)
LOCATION: LEWISBURG, RT 60 (EAST WASHINGTON STREET), APPX 4/10 MILE EAST OF RT 219 (JEFFERSON STREET)
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
NOTE: SCHOOL IS LOCATED 1/2 MILE NORTH OF DOWNTOWN LEWISBURG (SEE MARKER #2)
GPS:
37* 47′ 54″ N, 80* 26′ 23″ W
37.798519 N, 80.439901 W
GREENBRIER MILITARY SCHOOL
(#2 OF 2 MARKERS)
LOCATION: LEWISBURG, RT 219, APPX 4/10 MILE NORTH OF INTERSECTION WITH RT 60, AT GREENBRIER AVENUE
PHOTOS TAKEN 10 SEPTEMBER 2024
NOTE: MARKER NEARLY COVERED BY TALL GRASS
GPS:
37* 48′ 18″ N, 80* 26′ 26″ W
37.805030 N, 80.440680 W
THE HANGING OF DAVID CREIGH
LOCATION: RT 219, FAIRLEA, APPX 3/4 MILE SOUTH OF STATE FAIRGROUNDS
PHOTOS TAKEN 11 SEPTEMBER 2024
GPS:
37* 45′ 56″ N, 80* 27′ 58″ W
37.765678 N, 80.466309 W
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
BOB CIVIL WAR HISTORY SITE (UNVERIFIED ACCURACY)
KATE’S MOUNTAIN
LOCATION: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, RT 60 AT CR 60/34 (KATE’S MOUNTAIN ROAD), APPX 250 YARDS SOUTH OF MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE GREENBRIER RESORT
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 47′ 05″ N, 80* 18′ 22″ W
37.784782 N, 80.306367 W
KATHERINE JOHNSON
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
LOCATION: RT 60, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, APPX 150 YARDS NORTH OF MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE GREENBRIER RESORT
GPS:
37* 47′ 18″ N, 80* 18′ 13″ W
37.788437 N, 80.303813 W
LEWISBURG
LOCATION: LEWISBURG, COURTNEY DRIVE (SMALL SEMI-CIRCULAR STREET ON NORTH SIDE OF RT 60 (WASHINGTON STREET WEST), 3 BLOCKS WEST OF RT 219, SITUATED NEXT TO THE CIVIL WAR / CONFEDERATE CEMETERY MARKER
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 48′ 13″ N, 80* 26′ 53″ W
37.803718 N, 80.448202 W
LEWISBURG BATTLE
LOCATION: LEWISBURG, RT 60 (WASHINGTON STREET) AT LEE STREET, 2 BLOCKS EAST OF RT 219 (JEFFERSON STREET)
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
NOTE: OLD STONE CHURCH IS LOCATED ON CAMPUS OF GREENBRIER COLLEGE 2 BLOCKS WEST OF DOWNTOWN LEWISBURG
GPS:
37* 47′ 59″ N, 80* 26′ 33″ W
37.799992 N, 80.442702 W
MAXON SAND
LOCATION: RT 60, ALTA, APPX 2 MILES WEST OF I-64 EXIT 161, APPX 100 YARDS FROM SOUTH-WEST END OF BRIDGE OVER I-64
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 52′ 45″ N, 80* 34′ 10″ W
37.879336 N, 80.569563 W
MEADOW RIVER
LUMBER COMPANY /
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
LOCATION: RAINELLE, APPX 100 YARDS EAST OF JUNCTION OF RT 60 AND RT 20, NEAR MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 58′ 03″ N, 80* 46′ 38″ W
37.967744 N, 80.777295 W
eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – MEADOW RIVER LUMBER CO
“OAKHURST” GOLF CLUB
LOCATION: CORNER OF RT 92 AND RT 60, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, SITUATED NEXT TO DRY CREEK BATTLE MARKER
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 48′ 07″ N, 80* 17′ 08″ W
37.802198 N, 80.285673 W
eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – OAKHURST LINKS
ORGAN CAVE
LOCATION: APPX 4 MILES SOUTH OF RONCEVERTE, ON RT 63 (MONROE DRAFT ROAD) APPX 100 YARDS EAST OF RT 219 (THIS IS APPX 150 YARDS FROM PREVIOUS LOCATION)
PHOTOS TAKEN 11 SEPTEMBER 2024
NOTE: CAVE HAS BEEN CLOSED TO PUBLIC FOR SEVERAL YEARS
GPS:
37* 42′ 45″ N, 80* 26′ 29″ W
37.712617 N, 80.441408 W
PONTIAC’S WAR /
WELSH CEMETERY
LOCATION: CR 35 (HOUFNAGGLE ROAD), APPX 2 MILES SOUTH OF RT 60, JUST WEST OF LEWISBURG
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 47′ 17″ N, 80* 28′ 53″ W
37.788318 N, 80.841584 W
RONCEVERTE
LOCATION: RT 219 AT CORNER OF LOCUST AVENUE, RONCEVERTE, APPX 1/4 MILE NORTH OF BRIDGE OVER GREENBRIER RIVER, APPX 2-1/2 MILES SOUTH OF STATE FAIRGROUNDS
PHOTOS TAKEN 11 SEPTEMBER 2024
GPS:
37* 44′ 51″ N, 80* 28′ 08″ W
37.747582 N, 80.469052 W
RUPERT
LOCATION: RT 60, APPX 1-1/2 MILES EAST OF RUPERT AT ENTRANCE TO RUPERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WESTERN GREENBRIER MIDDLE SCHOOL, APPX 5 MILES NORTH-WEST OF I-64 EXIT 156
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 57′ 10″ N, 80* 40′ 07″ W
37.953007 N, 80.630856 W
SAM BLACK CHURCH
LOCATION: RT 60, APPX 1/4 MILE SOUTH-EAST OF I-64 EXIT 156
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 53′ 55″ N, 80* 37′ 51″ W
37.898848 N, 80.630856 W
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES – SAM BLACK CHURCH
SAMUEL PRICE
LOCATION: LEWISBURG, CORNER OF NORTH COURT STREET AND PRESTON BOULEVARD, 1 BLOCK NORTH OF COURTHOUSE, NEXT TO ACTUAL HOUSE
PHOTOS TAKEN 10 SEPTEMBER 2024
GPS:
37* 48′ 14″ N, 80* 26′ 40″ W
37.804117 N, 80.444578 W
SINKING CREEK RAID
LOCATION: NEAR TROUT, CR 9 (FRIARS HILL ROAD) AT INTERSECTION WITH CR 10 (TROUT ROAD), APPX 9 MILES WEST OF RT 219, TURNOFF ONTO CR 17 AT FRANKFORD, THEN NORTH ON CR 10 (PAVED, BUT NARROW AND CURVY ROAD IN PLACES)
PHOTOS TAKEN 10 SEPTEMBER 2024
GPS:
38* 00′ 24″ N, 80* 27′ 43″ W
38.006913 N, 80.462059 W
WV ARCHIVES AND HISTORY ARTICLE (VERY DETAILED)
WHITE SULPHUR
LOCATION: RT 60, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, APPX 50 YARDS NORTH OF MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE GREENBRIER RESORT
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 47′ 12″ N, 80* 18′ 16″ W
37.786899 N, 80.304590 W
eWV ENCYCLOPEDIA – THE GREENBRIER
GREENBRIER COUNTY /
WEST VIRGINIA
(REMOVED FOR I-64/RT 60 CONCURRENCY)
LOCATION: RT 60 / I-64 AT VIRGINIA STATE LINE
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GPS: (STATE LINE I-64/ RT 60)
37* 47′ 15″ N, 80* 13′ 28″ W
37.787483 N, 80.224611 W
GREENBRIER COUNTY /
WEST VIRGINIA
LOCATION: RT 311, APPX 1/2 MILE SOUTH-EAST OF I-64 EXIT 183 (NOTE: ONLY EXIT FROM I-64 IS EASTBOUND, AND ONLY RETURN TO I-64 IS WESTBOUND)
PHOTOS TAKEN 14 AUGUST 2024 (VIRGINIA MARKER PHOTOS INCLUDED FOR COMPARISON)
GPS:
37* 46′ 44″ N, 80* 13′ 40″ W
37.778891 N, 80.227836 W
GREENBRIER COUNTY /
FAYETTE COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 20, APPX 2-1/2 MILES SOUTH OF RAINELLE AND RT 60, JUST SOUTH OF SIMS
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
** MISSING **
GPS:
37* 56′ 28″ N, 80* 48′ 16″ W
37.941132 N, 80.804712 W
GREENBRIER COUNTY /
FAYETTE COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 60, APPX 7/10 MILE WEST OF JUNCTION WITH RT 20 JUST WEST OF RAINELLE AT GREENBRIER HILLS DRIVE
** MISSING – POLE REMAINS **
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
37* 58′ 03″ N, 80* 47′ 27″ W
37.967708 N, 80.790864 W
GREENBRIER COUNTY /
MONROE COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 3, ALDERSON, AT SOUTH END OF OLD MONROE STREET BRIDGE (CLOSED), RAILROAD AVENUE, APPX 4/10 MILE EAST OF HOWELL STREET BRIDGE (RT 3) SOUTH OF GREENBRIER RIVER
PHOTOS TAKEN 13 SEPTEMBER 2024
GPS:
37* 43′ 27″ N, 80* 38′ 34 ” W
37.724287 N, 80.643002 W
GREENBRIER COUNTY /
MONROE COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 219, APPX 7 MILES SOUTH OF RONCEVERTE, APPX 9 MILES NORTH OF UNION
PHOTOS 13 SEPTEMBER 2024
GPS:
37* 41′ 04″ N, 80* 27′ 22″ W
37.684724 N, 80. 456128 W
GREENBRIER COUNTY /
NICHOLAS COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 20, APPX 7 MILES NORTH OF CHARMCO AND RT 60, APPX 6 MILES SOUTH OF LEIVASY
PHOTOS TAKEN 12 AUGUST 2024
GPS:
38* 04′ 56″ N, 80* 42′ 49″ W
38.082311 N, 80.708188 W
GREENBRIER COUNTY /
NICHOLAS COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 39/ RT 55, APPX 5 MILES EAST OF RICHWOOD
PHOTOS 11 JULY 2024
MISSING ON 11 JULY 2024
GPS:
38* 14′ 39″ N, 80* 27′ 53″ W
38.244204 N, 80.464902 W
GREENBRIER COUNTY /
POCAHONTAS COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 39 / RT 55, APPX 7 MILES WEST OF RT 150 (HIGHLAND SCENIC HIGHWAY) AND CRANBERRY MOUNTAIN NATURE CENTER
PHOTOS 11 JULY 2024
GPS:
38* 11′ 30″ N, 80* 21′ 42″ W
38.191690 N, 80.361687 W
GREENBRIER COUNTY /
POCAHONTAS COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 219, APPX 7 MILES NORTH OF RENICK, APPX 1/4 MILE SOUTH OF ENTRANCE TO BEARTOWN STATE PARK
MISSING ON 12 SEPTEMBER 2024
GPS:
38* 04′ 00″ N, 80* 17′ 40″ W
38.066901 N, 80.294459 W
GREENBRIER COUNTY /
SUMMERS COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 3 / RT 12, APPX 1 MILE WEST OF ALDERSON
PHOTOS TAKEN 13 SEPTEMBER 2024
GPS:
37* 43′ 56″ N, 80* 39′ 52″ W
37.732351 N, 80.664598 W
