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
GPS:
37* 37′ 51″ N, 81* 59′ 51″ W
37.630885 N, 81.997682 W
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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
GPS:
37* 37′ 24″ N, 82* 09′ 56″ W
37.623460 N, 82.165751 W
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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
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.
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HORSEPEN MOUNTAIN
LOCATION: RT 52, APPX 1/2 MILE EAST OF JUNCTION WITH RT 44
GPS:
37* 38′ 49″ N, 81* 59′ 33″ W
37.647075 N, 81.992519 W
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LEWIS’ EXPEDITION
LOCATION: RT 52, JUST SOUTH OF KERMIT, APPX 200 YARDS SOUTH OF RED CABOOSE DISPLAY AT KERMIT CITY LINE
GPS:
37* 50′ 02″ N, 82* 24′ 16″ W
37.834108 N, 82.404649 W
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MATEWAN MASSACRE
LOCATION: MATEWAN, JUNCTION OF RT 49 AND RT 65 (MAIN STREET) ON THE EAST END OF DOWNTOWN
GPS:
37* 37′ 19″ N, 82* 09′ 46″ W
37.622054 N, 82.162909 W
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THE MINGO OAK
LOCATION: RAGLAND, CR 65/5 (EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN)
GPS: (NOT VERIFIED – LOGAN COUNTY???)
37.818545 N, 82.061584 W
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THE OHIO EXTENSION
LOCATION: RT 49, RAWL, APPX 4 MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN WILLIAMSON, ACROSS FROM HAPPY HILL ROAD
GPS:
37* 39′ 00″ N, 82* 13′ 22″ W
37.650242 N, 82.223017 W
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THOMAS SMITH
LOCATION: RT 52, APPX 3-1/2 MILES WEST OF GILBERT, JUST EAST OF GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL
GPS:
37* 38′ 09″ N, 81* 54′ 36″ W
37.635944 N, 81.909986 W
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WILLIAMSON
LOCATION: DOWNTOWN WILLIAMSON, RT 52 ACROSS FROM LOGAN STREET, NEXT TO CITY HALL
GPS:
37* 40′ 23″ N, 82* 16′ 35″ W
37.673319 N, 82.276589 W
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WEST VIRGINIA /
KENTUCKY
LOCATION: MATEWAN, CORNER OF 1ST AVENUE AND HARVEY STREET NEXT TO NORTH END OF BRIDGE TO KENTUCKY
GPS:
37* 40′ 24″ N, 82* 16′ 45″ W
37.673354 N, 82.279278 W
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WEST VIRGINIA /
KENTUCKY
LOCATION: RT 49, EDGARTON AT BRIDGE CROSSING TUG FORK
** UNSURE IF THIS IS CORRECT **
GPS:
37* 34′ 00″ N, 82* 08′ 35″ W
37.566686 N, 82.143337 W
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MINGO COUNTY /
LOGAN COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 65 ????
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MINGO COUNTY /
LOGAN COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 80, VERNER, AT JUNCTION WITH RT 12, APPX 6 MILES SOUTH OF MAN
GPS:
37* 39′ 54″ N, 81* 50′ 52″ W
37.665163 N, 81.847925 W
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MINGO COUNTY /
LOGAN COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 119, APPX 7 MILES SOUTH OF LOGAN
** MARKER WAS REMOVED FOR 4-LANE EXPANSION **
GPS: (COUNTY LINE)
37* 47′ 39″ N, 82* 06′ 05″ W
37.794278 N, 82.101591 W
MARKER REMOVED FOR 4-LANE EXPANSION
MINGO COUNTY /
WAYNE COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 52, APPX 1 MILE NORTH OF KERMIT
GPS:
37* 51′ 18″ N, 82* 24′ 51″ W
37.855068 N, 82.414309 W
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MINGO COUNTY /
WYOMING COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 52, JUSTICE, APPX 3 MILES EAST OF GILBERT
GPS:
37* 35′ 29″ N, 81* 49′ 51″ W
37.591633 N, 81.830862 W
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