Belington West Virginia Newspaper Archives

Belington is a town in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Tygart Valley River. The population was 1,804 as of the 2020 census. Belington was founded in 1766–70. Originally it was known as the Barker Settlement, after Elias Barker, who had settled there with his brother William Barker. About 1785, it was called Yeagers, taking its …
Belington is a town in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Tygart Valley River. The population was 1,804 as of the 2020 census. Belington was founded in 1766–70. Originally it was known as the Barker Settlement, after Elias Barker, who had settled there with his brother William Barker. About 1785, it was called Yeagers, taking its name from a settler, George Yeager, and his sons. In 1855, it took its current name, Belington, from John Bealin, who had opened up a store there, and who would later move to Kansas.
  • Elevation: 1,703 ft (519 m)
  • Country: United States
  • State: West Virginia
  • County: Barbour
  • Districts: Barker (Wards 1, 2) · Valley (Wards 3, 4)
  • Settled: 1766-70
  • Incorporated: 1894-08-22

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