Taylor County
Taylor County is located in north-central West Virginia and has a population of 16,895 (2010 Census). The county seat is Grafton. Taylor County is home to the Tygart Lake and Dam, the West Virginia National Cemetery and Grafton National Cemetery. It is also the birthplace and home of Anna Jarvis, founder of Mothers’ Day.
Major cities in Taylor County include Grafton, Pruntytown, and Flemington.
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GOOGLE EARTH MAP WITH MARKER LOCATIONS – TAYLOR COUNTY
GRAFTON
LOCATION: JUNCTION OF RT 50 AND RT 119, SW CORNER ON TRAFFIC ISLAND
GPS:
39* 20’ 47” N / 80* 00’ 14” W
39.346440 N / 80.004067 W
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DOCUMENT
PHOTOS 14 JANUARY 2021
POSTCARDS DEPICT GRAFTON IN EARLY 1900s
FEDERAL DAM
LOCATION: JUNCTION OF RT 50 AND RT 119, SW CORNER ON TRAFFIC ISLAND
GPS:
39* 20’ 47” N / 80* 00’ 14” W
39.346440 N / 80.004067 W
** NOTE: TYGART DAM IS LOCATED ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY. GPS COORDINATES FOR THE VISITOR CENTER AT DAM ARE:
39* 18/46” N / 80* 01’ 46” W
39.313056 N / 80.029468 W
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DOCUMENT
MARKER PHOTOS 14 JANUARY 2021
DAM PHOTO DECEMBER 2008
POSTCARD DEPICTS DAM IN THE 1930s
GRAFTON MILITARY HOSPITAL
LOCATION: GRAFTON, CORNER OF RT 119 (WEBSTER ROAD) AND BEECH ST APPX ½ MILE SOUTH WEST OF DOWNTOWN GRAFTON
GPS:
39* 20’ 17” N / 80* 01’ 34” W
39.338145 N / 80.026225 W
FOR MORE INFO: GRAFTON MILITARY HOSPITAL
PHOTOS 14 JANUARY 2021
OLD CATHOLIC CEMETERY
LOCATION: GRAFTON, RT 50, ACROSS FROM CITY HOSPITAL, APPX 2 MILES WEST OF RT 50 / RT 119 JUNCTION
GPS:
39* 20’ 39” N / 80* 01’ 26” W
39.344375 N / 80.024067 W
VALLEY FALLS
LOCATION: GRAFTON, RT 50 ON WEST SIDE OF TOWN AT JUNCTION WITH RT 310. PARK IS LOCATED APPX 8 MILES NORTH ON RT 310, THEN APPX 3 MILES ON NARROW, PAVED ROAD.
GPS:
39* 21’ 07” N / 80* 02’ 16” W
39.351953 N / 80.037804 W
NATIONAL CEMETERY
** MISSING ON 14 JANUARY 2021 **
** MISSING ON 13 OCTOBER 2023 **
LOCATION: GRAFTON, WEST SIDE, WALNUT STREET – APPX ½ MILE WEST OF BEECH STREET
GPS:
39* 20’ 10” N / 80* 01’ 45” W
39.336236 N / 80.029350 W
** THIS IS THE GRAFTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. THE WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL CEMETERY IS LOCATED IN PRUNTYTOWN ON RT 50, APPX 5 MILES WEST OF THIS LOCATION
(PHOTOS ARE FROM 27 DECEMBER 2008)
B&O RAILROAD
LOCATION: DOWNTOWN GRAFTON, CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND BRIDGE/BARRETT STREETS (RT 9)
GPS:
39* 20’ 24” N / 80* 00’ 59” W
39.340203 N / 80.016540 W
RAILROAD MACHINE SHOP ARTICLE & PHOTOS
PHOTOS 14 JANUARY 2021
ANN REEVES JARVIS
LOCATION: RT 119/250 IN WEBSTER, APPX 2 MILES SOUTH OF RT 250 / RT 119 JUNCTION
GPS:
39* 17’ 37” N / 80* 02’ 38” W
39.293626 N / 80.044158 W
** THIS MARKER IS NEXT TO “ANNA JARVIS’ BIRTHPLACE” MARKER.
OUTDOOR PHOTOS 04 JUNE 2021
INDOOR PHOTOS 2008
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Jarvis
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DOCUMENT
ANNA JARVIS’ BIRTHPLACE
LOCATION: RT 119/250 IN WEBSTER, APPX 2 MILES SOUTH OF RT 250 / RT 119 JUNCTION
GPS:
39* 17’ 37” N / 80* 02’ 38” W
39.293626 N / 80.044158 W
** THIS MARKER IS NEXT TO ANNA REEVES JARVIS MARKER
PHOTOS 13 OCTOBER 2023
(SEE ANNA REEVES JARVIS MARKER FOR MORE PHOTOS)
TAYLOR COUNTY /
BARBOUR COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 250 / RT 119 AT COUNTY LINE
GPS:
39* 14’ 46” N / 80* 03’04” W
39.246195 N / 80.051305 W
*** MISSING 20 JULY 2021 ***
TAYLOR COUNTY /
BARBOUR COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 76 AT COUNTY LINE, SOUTH OF FLEMINGTON AT ASTOR
GPS:
39* 14’ 21” N / 80* 08’ 38” W
39.239224 N / 80.144075 W
PHOTOS 04 JUNE 2021
TAYLOR COUNTY /
HARRISON COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 76 AT COUNTY LINE, APPX 2 MILES SOUTH OF RT 50 NEAR LAKE RIDGE
GPS:
39* 16’ 43” N / 80* 12’ 08” W
39.278795 N / 80.202283 W
PHOTOS 04 JUNE 2021
FLEMINGTON
LOCATION: FLEMINGTON, RT 76 AT RAILROAD OVERPASS. JUNCTION WITH SIMPSON ROAD
(RT 13)
GPS:
39* 15’ 58” N / 80* 07’ 54” W
39.266358 N / 80.131884 W
PHOTOS 04 JUNE 2021
WEST VIRGINIA COLLEGE
LOCATION: FLEMINGTON, RT 13 APPX 1 MILE EAST OF JUNCTION WITH RT 76. IN FRONT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
GPS:
39* 16’ 01” N / 80* 07’ 09” W
39.267138 N / 80.119176 W
CURRENT PHOTOS 04 JUNE 2021
OLD PHOTO FROM LOCAL RESIDENT, MR WELCH, IN 2009, WHO IS IN THIS PHOTO. COLLEGE WAS LATER USED AS FLEMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL.
JOHN SIMPSON
LOCATION: SIMPSON, CR 13, APPX 3 MILES EAST OF FLEMINGTON AND APPX 5 MILES WEST OF JUNCTION WITH RT 119/250 SOUTH OF GRAFTON.
GPS:
39* 16’ 06” N / 80* 05’ 12” W
39.268566 N / 80.086733 W
PHOTOS 04 JUNE 2021
TAYLOR COUNTY /
HARRISON COUNTY
*** MISSING ON 23 MARCH 2021 ***
*** ONLY POLE REMAINS ***
LOCATION: CR 73, NORTH OF I-79 EXIT 125 (SALTWELL) APPX 5 MILES, APPX 2 MILES SOUTH OF BOOTHSVILLE
GPS:
39* 22’ 35” N / 80* 11’ 59” W
39.376424 N / 80.199916 W
PHOTOS 23 MARCH 2021
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS
LOCATION: PRUNTYTOWN, RT 250 APPX 200 YARDS SOUTH OF JUNCTION WITH RT 50. NEAR WV STATE POLICE BARRACKS. PRUNTYTOWN MARKER IS ABOUT 100 YARDS AHEAD TO THE RIGHT ON PHOTO #4.
GPS:
39* 19’ 56” N / 80* 04’ 34” W
39.332490 N / 80.076365 W
** NOTE: THIS IS NOW A PRISON FACILITY AND PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE FACILITY IS PROHIBITED
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PHOTOS 14 JANUARY 2021
PRUNTYTOWN
LOCATION: PRUNTYTOWN AT JUNCTION OF RT 50 AND RT 250, ON EAST SIDE OF ROAD SPLIT / TRIANGLE
GPS:
39* 20’ 00” N / 80* 04’ 35” W
39.333503 N / 80.076390 W
** NOTE: THIS MARKER IS MOUNTED PARALLEL WITH THE ROAD AND IS EASY TO MISS
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PHOTOS 14 JANUARY 2021
NATIONAL CEMETERY /
ANNA JARVIS
LOCATION: INTERSECTON OF RT 50 AND RT 250, ACROSS FROM STATE POLICE BARRACKS IN PRUNTYTOWN
** MISSING FOR SEVERAL YEARS **
APPX GPS :
39* 19′ 57″ N, 80* 04′ 35″ W
39.332581 N, 80.076436 W
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JOHN BARTON PAYNE
LOCATION: PRUNTYTOWN, RT 50, APPX 100 YARDS EAST OF JUNCTION WITH RT 250
GPS:
39* 20’ 02” N / 80* 04’ 33” W
39.333834 N / 80.075824 W
** NOTE: NO PARKING PULL-OFF. THERE IS PARKING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AT A STORE
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PHOTOS 14 JANUARY 2021
TAYLOR COUNTY /
MARION COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 73 AT COUNTY LINE NEAR BOOTHSVILLE
GPS:
39* 23’ 34” N / 80* 11’ 49” W
39.392911 N / 80.197034 W
PHOTOS 23 MARCH 2021
TAYLOR COUNTY /
HARRISON COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 50, APPX 100 YARDS EAST OF I-279
GPS:
39* 17′ 53″ N, 80* 12′ 05″ W
39.298307 N, 80.201532 W
** MISSING **
PHOTO 05 APRIL 2021 – POLE IS VISIBLE TO RIGHT
TAYLOR COUNTY /
MARION COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 250 AT COUNTY LINE
** MISSING??? **
GPS:
39* 23’ 47” N / 80* 09’ 57” W
39.396433 N / 80.166017 W
MISSING?? PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
TAYLOR COUNTY /
MARION COUNTY
** MISSING ON 12 OCTOBER 2021 **
LOCATION: RT 310 JUST SOUTH OF ENTRANCE TO VALLEY FALLS STATE PARK, APPX 8 MILES EAST OF I-79 EXIT 137
GPS:
39* 23′ 46″ N, 80* 02′ 43″ W
39.396301 N, 80.045426 W
TAYLOR COUNTY /
PRESTON COUNTY
LOCATION: RT 50 AT COUNTY LINE, APPX 3 MILES EAST OF THORNTON
GPS:
39* 20’ 04” N / 79* 53’ 40” W
39.334575 N / 79.894663 W
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TAYLOR COUNTY /
MONONGALIA COUNTY
** MISSING **
PHOTOS 05 APRIL 2021 – POLE VISIBLE TO RIGHT
LOCATION: RT 119, APPX 10 MILES NORTH OF RT 50
GPS:
39* 27′ 08″ N, 79* 56′ 20″ W
39.452436 N, 79.939003 W
