Mingo County
Mingo County is located in southern West Virginia along the border with Kentucky and Virginia. The population in 2010 was 26,839. The county seat is Williamson. Major industries here include coal, lumber, and natural gas. Tourism has become more popular with the building of the Hatfield and McCoy Trail System for ATVs and dirt bikes. The county is perhaps best known for the Hatfield and McCoy feud and the shootout at Matewan during the mine wars of the 1920s.
Major cities in Mingo County include Matewan, Williamson, Delbarton, and Gilbert .
eWV Encyclopedia – Mingo County
GOOGLE EARTH MAP OF ALL MARKERS – MINGO COUNTY
BATTLE OF BEECH CREEK
LOCATION: JUNCTION OF RT 44 AND KING COAL HIGHWAY, APPX 1-1/2 MILES SOUTH OF THE JUNCTION OF RT 44 AND RT 52
PHOTOS 19 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 37′ 51″ N, 81* 59′ 51″ W
37.630885 N, 81.997682 W
DIVIDED LOYALTIES
LOCATION: MATEWAN, JUNCTION OF RT 49 AND WARM HOLLOW ROAD, JUST ACROSS RT 49 FROM DOWNTOWN, LOCATED NEXT TO HATFIELD-MCCOY FEUD MARKER
PHOTOS 19 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 37′ 24″ N, 82* 09′ 56″ W
37.623460 N, 82.165751 W
HATFIELD-MCCOY FEUD
LOCATION: MATEWAN, JUNCTION OF RT 49 AND WARM HOLLOW ROAD, JUST ACROSS RT 49 FROM DOWNTOWN, LOCATED NEXT TO DIVIDED LOYALTIES MARKER
PHOTOS 19 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 37′ 24″ N, 82* 09′ 56″ W
37.623460 N, 82.165751 W
FAMILY CEMETERY IN NEW TOWN IS LISTED ON NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. (NOTE: THIS IS NOT WHERE “DEVIL ANSE” IS BURIED – SEE LOGAN COUNTY.
HORSEPEN MOUNTAIN
LOCATION: RT 52, APPX 1/2 MILE EAST OF JUNCTION WITH RT 44
PHOTOS 19 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 38′ 49″ N, 81* 59′ 33″ W
37.647075 N, 81.992519 W
LEWIS’ EXPEDITION
LOCATION: RT 52, JUST SOUTH OF KERMIT, APPX 200 YARDS SOUTH OF RED CABOOSE DISPLAY AT KERMIT CITY LINE
PHOTOS 23 MAY 2023
GPS:
37* 50′ 02″ N, 82* 24′ 16″ W
37.834108 N, 82.404649 W
MATEWAN MASSACRE (#1)
LOCATION: MATEWAN, JUNCTION OF RT 49 AND RT 65 (MAIN STREET) ON THE EAST END OF DOWNTOWN
PHOTOS 19 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 37′ 19″ N, 82* 09′ 46″ W
37.622054 N, 82.162909 W
MATEWAN MASSACRE (#2)
LOCATION: MATEWAN, DOWNTOWN, CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND FERRELL STREET
PHOTOS 19 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 37′ 22″ N, 82* 09′ 55″ W
37.622834 N, 82.165523 W
THE MINGO OAK
LOCATION: RAGLAND, CR 65/5, NEAR RAGLAND POST OFFICE, APPX 4 MILES EAST OF DELBARTON
MISSING 19 AUGUST 2023
PHOTO 19 AUGUST 2023
GPS: (LOCATION NOT VERIFIED)
37* 42′ 09″ N, 82* 07′ 39″ W
37.707722 N, 82.127586 W
THE OHIO EXTENSION
LOCATION: RT 49, RAWL, APPX 4 MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN WILLIAMSON, ACROSS FROM HAPPY HILL ROAD
MISSING – 19 AUGUST 2023
PHOTOS 1-2 TAKEN 19 AUGUST 2023
PHOTOS 3-5 TAKEN OCTOBER 2009
GPS:
37* 39′ 00″ N, 82* 13′ 22″ W
37.650242 N, 82.223017 W
THOMAS SMITH
LOCATION: RT 52, APPX 3-1/2 MILES WEST OF GILBERT, JUST EAST OF GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL
MARKER MISSING 19 AUGUST 2023. RESIDENTS ACROSS THE ROAD SAID IT DISAPPEARED A FEW YEARS AGO WITH NO TRACE.
PHOTOS 19 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 38′ 09″ N, 81* 54′ 36″ W
37.635944 N, 81.909986 W
WILLIAMSON
LOCATION: DOWNTOWN WILLIAMSON, 4TH AVENUE (RT 52) ACROSS FROM LOGAN STREET, NEXT TO CITY HALL AND OLD TRAIN DEPOT
PHOTOS 19 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 40′ 23″ N, 82* 16′ 35″ W
37.673319 N, 82.276589 W
WEST VIRGINIA /
KENTUCKY
LOCATION: WILLIAMSON, HARVEY STREET AT NORTH END OF BRIDGE ACROSS TUG FORK, AT KENTUCKY/WV BORDER
PHOTOS 19 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 40′ 24″ N, 82* 16′ 45″ W
37.673361N, 82.279288 W
MINGO COUNTY /
KENTUCKY
LOCATION: MATEWAN, BRIDGE STREET NEXT TO NORTH END OF BRIDGE TO KENTUCKY
PHOTOS 19 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 37′ 21″ N, 82* 10′ 05″ W
37.622673N, 82.168206 W
WEST VIRGINIA /
KENTUCKY
LOCATION: RT 49, EDGARTON AT BRIDGE CROSSING TUG FORK
MISSING 19 AUGUST 2023
PHOTOS 19 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 34′ 00″ N, 82* 08′ 35″ W
37.566686 N, 82.143337 W
MINGO COUNTY /
LOGAN COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 52
(State records show a marker at Mingo/Logan on Rt 65, but Rt 65 does not cross into Logan County. Roads are re-numbered with the addition of the King Coal Highway.
NO MARKER AT THIS LOCATION
PHOTO 19 AUGUST 2023
GPS: (Mingo/Logan County line)
37* 38′ 50″ N, 81* 59′ 38″ W
37.647479 N, 81.994069 W
MINGO COUNTY /
LOGAN COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 80, VERNER, AT JUNCTION WITH RT 12, APPX 6 MILES SOUTH OF MAN
MISSING ON 20 AUGUST 2023
PHOTOS 20 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 39′ 54″ N, 81* 50′ 52″ W
37.665163 N, 81.847925 W
MINGO COUNTY /
LOGAN COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 119, APPX 7 MILES SOUTH OF LOGAN
** MARKER WAS REMOVED FOR 4-LANE EXPANSION **
PHOTOS 19 AUGUST 2023
GPS: (COUNTY LINE)
37* 47′ 39″ N, 82* 06′ 05″ W
37.794278 N, 82.101591 W
MINGO COUNTY /
WAYNE COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 52, APPX 1 MILE NORTH OF KERMIT
** MISSING 23 MAY 2023 **
GPS:
37* 51′ 18″ N, 82* 24′ 51″ W
37.855068 N, 82.414309 W
MINGO COUNTY /
WYOMING COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 52, JUSTICE, APPX 3 MILES EAST OF GILBERT
MISSING ON 20 AUGUST 2023
PHOTOS 20 AUGUST 2023
GPS:
37* 35′ 29″ N, 81* 49′ 51″ W
37.591633 N, 81.830862 W
