Upshur County
Upshur County is located in central West Virginia. The population in 2010 was 24,254. The county seat is Buckhannon, which is also home to WV Wesleyan College. Upshur County was in the national spotlight in 2006 during the Sago Mine disaster.
Major towns include Buckhannon, Adrian, and Rock Cave.
https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/842
GOOGLE EARTH MAP OF ALL MARKERS – UPSHUR COUNTY
BUCKHANNON /
FRONTIER DAYS
LOCATION: DOWNTOWN BUCKHANNON, CORNER OF RT 20 (LOCUST STREET) AND MAIN STREET NEXT TO THE UPSHUR CO COURTHOUSE
GPS:
38* 59’ 36” N, 80* 13’ 54’ W
38.993536 N, 80.231705 W
PHOTOS 20 JULY 2021
DAVID S. PINNELL
LOCATION: RT 20 (LOCUST STREET) APPX 200 YARDS SOUTH OF MAIN STREET, ACROSS FROM SOUTH KANAWHA STREET, SITUATED ACROSS THE ROAD FROM “THE WEST VIRGINIA STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL” MARKER
GPS:
38* 59’ 29” N, 80* 13’ 48” W
38.991603 N, 80.230240 W
PHOTOS 20 JULY 2021
THE WEST VIRGINIA
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
LOCATION: RT 20 (LOCUST STREET) APPX 200 YARDS SOUTH OF MAIN STREET, AT THE CORNER OF MADISON STREET, SITUATED ACROSS THE ROAD FROM “DAVID S. PINNELL” MARKER
GPS:
38* 59’ 29” N, 80* 13’ 47” W
38.991457 N, 80.229885 W
PHOTOS 20 JULY 2021
HARRISON COUNTY
LOCATION: BUCKHANNON, ISLAND AVE (CR 151), APPX ¾ MILE FROM DOWNTOWN/MAIN STREET
GPS:
38* 59’ 40” N, 80* 13’ 02” W
38.994590 N, 80.217252 W
PHOTOS 20 JULY 2021
POPULATION CENTER
LOCATION: RT 33, APPX 4-1/2 MILES WEST OF BUCKHANNON AND RT 119/20, AT SAUL’S RUN ROAD EXIT
GPS:
39* 00’ 38” N, 80* 18’06” W
39.010742 N, 80.301842 W
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LORENTZ
LOCATION: RT 33, APPX 5 MILES WEST OF BUCKHANNON AND RT 119/20, AT BUCKHANNON MOUNTAIN ROAD / CR 12 EXIT
GPS:
39* 00’ 45” N, 80* 18’ 23” W
39.012713 N, 80.306488 W
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UPSHUR CO /
LEWIS CO
LOCATION: RT 33, APPX 6 MILES WEST OF BUCKHANNON AND RT 119/20
NOTE: MISSING – MARKERS WERE REMOVED WHEN RT 33 BECAME A 4-LANE HIGHWAY
GPS: (COUNTY LINE)
39* 00’ 46” N, 80* 19’ 05” W
39.012832 N, 80.318086 W
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D.D.T. FARNSWORTH
LOCATION: BUCKHANNON, OLD HEAVNER CEMETERY, CR 13 (POST MILL ROAD) APPX 1-1/4 MILE EAST OF RT 119/20, APPX 350 YARDS PAST UNDERPASS OF RT 33 (4-LANE)
GPS:
39* 00’ 05” N, 80* 12’ 40” W
39.001588 N, 80.211296 W
PHOTOS 20 JULY 2021
GEORGE R. LATHAM
LOCATION: BUCKHANNON, OLD HEAVNER CEMETERY, CR 13 (POST MILL ROAD) APPX 1-1/4 MILE EAST OF RT 119/20, APPX 50 YARDS PAST UNDERPASS OF RT 33 (4-LANE)
GPS:
39* 00’ 01” N, 80* 12’ 45” W
39.000348 N, 80.212566 W
PHOTOS 20 JULY 2021
PRINGLE TREE (#1 OF 3)
LOCATION: RT 119, APPX 1-1/4 MILE NORTH OF RT 33/48
GPS:
39* 01’ 08” N, 80* 13’44” W
39.012713 N, 80.306488 W
PHOTOS 20 JULY 2021
PRINGLE TREE (#2 OF 3)
LOCATION: PRINGLE TREE PARK, UNDER PRINGLE TREE, CR 20-6 (PRINGLE TREE PARK ROAD), APPX 1-1/2 MILES NORTHEAST OF RT 20
GPS:
39* 01’ 09” N, 80* 12’ 22” W
39.019372 N, 80.206220 W
PHOTOS 20 JULY 2021
PRINGLE TREE (#3 OF 3)
LOCATION: AT ENTRANCE TO PRINGLE TREE PARK, CR 20-6 (PRINGLE TREE PARK ROAD), APPX 1-1/2 MILES NORTHEAST OF RT 20
GPS:
39* 01’ 08” N, 80* 12’ 29” W
39.019125 N, 80.208077 W
PHOTOS 20 JULY 2021
UPSHUR CO /
BARBOUR CO
LOCATION: RT 20, APPX 1-1/2 MILES NORTH OF RT 119 SPLIT, APPX 8 MILES NORTH OF RT 33/48
*** MISSING ON 20 JULY 2021 ***
PHOTOS 20 JULY 2021
GPS:
39* 05’ 50” N, 80* 12’ 34” W
39.097420 N, 80.209631 W
UPSHUR CO /
BARBOUR CO
LOCATION: RT 119, APPX 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF RT 20 SPLIT
NOTE: MISSING ON 20 JULY 2021. MARKER WAS LOCATED APPX ¼ MILE EAST OF THE ACTUAL COUNTY LINE NEAR TURNOFF FOR CENTURY
COUNTY LINE PHOTOS 20 JULY 2021
OLD MARKER PHOTOS SEPTEMBER 2009
GPS: (OLD MARKER LOCATION)
39* 05’ 49” N, 80* 10’ 37” W
39.096959 N, 80.177181 W
UPSHUR CO /
RANDOLPH CO
LOCATION: CR 151 (OLD RT 33), APPX ½ MILE EAST OF ELLAMORE, APPX 10 MILES FROM RT 33/48 NORTON EXIT, EAST END OF BRIDGE
GPS:
38* 55’ 04” N, 80* 05’ 18” W
38.917808 N, 80.088645 W
PHOTOS 20 JULY 2021
BATTLE OF
MIDDLE FORK BRIDGE
LOCATION: CR 151 (OLD RT 33), APPX ½ MILE EAST OF ELLAMORE, APPX 10 MILES FROM RT 33/48 NORTON EXIT, WEST END OF BRIDGE
GPS:
38* 55’ 07” N, 80* 05’ 22” W
38.918678 N, 80.089705 W
PHOTOS 20 JULY 2021
UPSHUR CO /
RANDOLPH CO
LOCATION: RT 33/48, NEAR BOY SCOUT ROAD EXIT, APPX 6 MILES WEST OF RT 250 INTERCHANGE
NOTE: MISSING – MARKERS WERE REMOVED WHEN RT 33 BECAME A 4-LANE HIGHWAY
GPS: (COUNTY LINE)
38* 58’ 30” N, 80* 03’ 44” W
38.975083 N, 80.062420 W
MARKER REMOVED WHEN RT 33 BECAME A 4-LANE HIGHWAY
FRENCH CREEK
LOCATION: RT 20, FRENCH CREEK, APPX 10 MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN BUCKHANNON, APPX 2 MILES SOUTH OF ADRIAN, APPX 2-1/2 MILES NORTH OF FRENCH CREEK WILDLIFE CENTER
GPS:
38* 53’ 12” N, 80* 17’ 50” W
38.886822 N, 80.297494 W
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UPSHUR MILITIA
LOCATION: ROCK CAVE, APPX 15 MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN BUCKHANNON, AT INTERSECTION OF RT 20 AND RT 4, AT TRAFFIC ISLAND ROADSIDE PARK
GPS:
38* 50’ 25” N, 80* 20’ 19” W
38.840512 N, 80.338673 W
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UPSHUR CO /
LEWIS CO
LOCATION: RT 4, APPX 4 MILES WEST OF ROCK CAVE AND RT 20
GPS:
38* 50’ 04” N, 80* 23’ 43” W
38.834650 N, 80.395277 W
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UPSHUR CO /
WEBSTER CO
LOCATION: RT 20, APPX 12 MILES SOUTH OF ROCK CAVE, JUST NORTH OF CLEVELAND
GPS:
38* 43’ 49” N, 80* 23’ 15” W
38.730277 N, 80.387671 W
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