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Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA

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Profiles

  • Henry L. Shiflet (1887 - 1977)
    Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy : Oct 11 2024, 14:27:07 UTC comments Date and place of death have also been (erroneously?) reported to be February 28, 1885 in Gilmer County, West Virgi...
  • Rebecca Hudmurriah Allen (1836 - 1927)
    Rebecca Hudmurriah Flenner Allen BIRTH 25 Mar 1836 Randolph County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 1927 (aged 90–91) Perkins, Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Crooked Fork Baptist Church Cemetery Pe...
  • William Chezzaus Cunningham (1861 - 1941)
    William Chezzaus Cunningham BIRTH 15 Sep 1861 DEATH 27 May 1941 (aged 79) Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Crooked Fork Baptist Church Cemetery Perkins, Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA C...
  • Martha Jane Cunningham (1874 - 1954)
    Martha Jane Frame Cunningham BIRTH 25 Aug 1874 Braxton County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 25 Feb 1954 (aged 79) Normantown, Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Crooked Fork Baptist Church Cemetery ...
  • Hoy Cleveland Messenger (1892 - 1963)
    Find a Grave memorial # 253566166

This project is a table of contents for all projects relating to this County of West Virginia. Please feel free to add profiles of anyone who was born, lived or died in this county.

Gilmer County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is West Virginia's fifth-least populous county. Its county seat is Glenville. The county was formed in 1845 from parts of Lewis and Kanawha Counties, and named for Thomas Walker Gilmer, Governor of Virginia from 1840 to 1841. Gilmer was later a representative in the United States Congress and Secretary of the Navy in President John Tyler's cabinet.

Cedar Creek State Park offers camping, fishing, swimming, and hiking. The West Virginia State Folk Festival is held each June. Glenville State University has a community activity center, a state-of-the-art library, and a complete collection of hand-carved, West Virginia–native birds on public display. The Gilmer County Recreation Center Complex includes a small golf course, a convention / reunion hall, and bunk houses.[citation needed] Gilmer County is home to ten nationally registered historic landmarks, the Cedar Creek Backway, and the annual West Virginia Folk Festival. Media outlets for the community include The Glenville Democrat and The Glenville Pathfinder, the county's two newspapers.

Gilmer County is also the site of Federal Correctional Institution, Gilmer, a federal medium security prison for men and the county's largest employer.

As of 2023, Gilmer County has one permanent traffic light. It is located in the town of Glenville.

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of West Virginia

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