Beckley is a city and county seat of Raleigh County located in West Virginia, United States. It was founded on April 4, 1838. Beckley was named in honor of John James Beckley, who was the first Clerk of the House of Representatives and the first Librarian of Congress. It was founded by his son Alfred Beckley (US Army general and Confederate militia commander, born in Washington, D.C.).
Population: 17,614
Latitude: 37° 46' 41.41" N
Longitude: -81° 11' 17.38" W
Beckley is a city and county seat of Raleigh County located in West Virginia, United States. It was founded on April 4, 1838. Beckley was named in honor of John James Beckley, who was the first Clerk of the House of Representatives and the first Lib…
The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, often shortened as Summit Bechtel Reserve (SBR) and The Summit, located in Mount Hope, West Virginia, near Beckley, is one of four facilities managed by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of Amer…
Raleigh County, is a county located in the State of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 78,859. Its county seat is Beckley.
Thurmond is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, on the New River. The population was five at the 2010 census. During the heyday of coal mining in the New River Gorge, Thurmond was a prosperous town with a number of businesses and…
Oak Hill is a city in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States and is the primary city within the Oak Hill, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area. The micropolitan area is also included in the Beckley-Oak Hill, WV Combined Statistical Area. The popul…
WOAY-TV is a television station located in Oak Hill, West Virginia, USA. WOAY-TV has been locally-owned by the Thomas family since its inception, and is the ABC affiliate for the Beckley/Bluefield/Oak Hill television market.
Sophia is a town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It was incorporated in 1912. The population was 1,344 at the 2010 census. Sophia was the hometown of the late U.S. Senator Robert C.
Mount Hope is a city in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
The Federal Correctional Institution, Beckley (FCI Beckley) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in West Virginia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
Beaver is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.
Raleigh County Memorial Airport (IATA: BKW, ICAO: KBKW, FAA LID: BKW) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Beckley, a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It is owned b…
Shady Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,998 at the 2010 census.
Pluto is an unincorporated community located in Raleigh County, West Virginia, located at latitude 37.71 and longitude 80.992. The elevation is 2,589 feet.
Pax is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
Daniels is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.
Winterplace Ski Resort is a ski resort located in Ghent, West Virginia on Raleigh County's Flat Top Mountain.
WAXS is a Classic Hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Oak Hill, West Virginia, serving Beckley/Oak Hill/Hinton area.
Thurmond is a train station in Thurmond, West Virginia, United States that is served by Amtrak's (the national railroad passenger system) Cardinal, which runs three times each week between Chicago, Illinois and New York City, New York.