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Braxton

Braxton County is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,447. The county seat is .
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  • Type: County with 14,500 residents
  • Description: county in West Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Braxton County”, “Braxton County, Virginia”, “Braxton County, West Virginia”, and “Braxton County, WV”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mountain Lakes Amphitheater and Braxton County High School.

Theater building
is an outdoor amphitheater near . Constructed in 2005 and early 2006, the 1700 seat amphitheater is an addition to the growing tourist attractions located at exit 67 on Interstate 79 near .

School
is a high school located in , United States. The school includes grades 9–12, and serves all of Braxton County.

Park
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a national historic district located at , Braxton County, West Virginia. It encompasses 85 contributing buildings and two contributing structures covering eleven square blocks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sutton and McNutt.

Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a town of 876 people in . It's located in Braxton County, which is known as "the Geographic Center of West Virginia". was first settled in 1792, and incorporated in 1860, having been named in honor of one of the early settlers.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, , United States.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, , United States.

Braxton

Latitude
38.6996° or 38° 41′ 59″ north
Longitude
-80.7013° or 80° 42′ 5″ west
Population
14,500
Elevation
1,512 feet (461 metres)
Open location code
86CXM7XX+VF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 317006320
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
4800020
Wiki­data ID
Q494138
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Braxton” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Braxton County”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة براكستون”
  • Armenian: “Բրեքսթոն շրջան”
  • Asturian: “condáu de Braxton”
  • Basque: “Braxton konderria”
  • Bavarian: “Braxton County, West Virginia”
  • Bavarian: “Braxton County”
  • Bishnupriya: “ব্রাক্সটন কাউন্টি, ৱেস্ট ভার্জিনিয়া”
  • Bishnupriya: “ব্রাক্সটন কাউন্টি”
  • Bulgarian: “Бракстън”
  • Catalan: “comtat de Braxton”
  • Cebuano: “Braxton County”
  • Chechen: “Бракстон”
  • Chinese: “Braxton Kūn”
  • Chinese: “布拉克斯頓縣”
  • Chinese: “布拉克斯頓郡”
  • Chinese: “布拉克斯顿县”
  • Cornish: “Konteth Braxton, Virjynni West”
  • Cornish: “Konteth Braxton”
  • Dutch: “Braxton County”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مقاطعة براكستون، ويست ڤيرچينيا”
  • Esperanto: “Braxton County”
  • Esperanto: “kantono Braxton”
  • Esperanto: “Kantono Braxton”
  • Finnish: “Braxtonin piirikunta”
  • French: “Comte de Braxton”
  • French: “comté de Braxton”
  • French: “Comté de Braxton”
  • Georgian: “ბრექსტონის ოლქი”
  • German: “Braxton County”
  • Gilaki: “برکستون ٚ شأرستان (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “برکستون ٚ شأرستان”
  • Greek: “κομητεία Μπράξτον”
  • Greek: “Κομητεία Μπράξτον”
  • Hungarian: “Braxton megye”
  • Irish: “Contae Braxton”
  • Italian: “contea di Braxton”
  • Italian: “Contea di Braxton”
  • Japanese: “ブラクストン郡”
  • Korean: “브랙스턴군”
  • Low German: “Braxton County”
  • Mazanderani: “برکستون شهرستان”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Braxton Gông”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Braxton Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Braxton County”
  • Norwegian: “Braxton County”
  • Pennsylvania German: “Braxton Kaundi, Wescht Wirschini”
  • Pennsylvania German: “Braxton Kaundi”
  • Persian: “شهرستان برکستون، ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Persian: “شهرستان برکستون”
  • Polish: “Hrabstwo Braxton”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Braxton”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Braxton, Virginia de Vest”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Braxton”
  • Russian: “Бракстон”
  • Russian: “Брэкстон”
  • Sardinian: “contea de Braxton”
  • Serbian: “Braxton County”
  • Serbian: “Округ Бракстон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Braxton County, West Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Braxton County”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Braxton (Virginia Occidental)”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Braxton”
  • Swedish: “Braxton County, West Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Braxton County”
  • Tatar: “Бракстон (округ, Көнбатыш Вирджиния)”
  • Tatar: “Бракстон”
  • Turkish: “Braxton County, Batı Virginia”
  • Turkish: “Braxton County, W.Va.”
  • Turkish: “Braxton County, WV”
  • Turkish: “Braxton County”
  • Turkish: “Braxton ilçesi, Batı Virginia”
  • Turkish: “Braxton ilçesi, W.Va.”
  • Turkish: “Braxton ilçesi, WV”
  • Turkish: “Braxton ilçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Брекстон”
  • Urdu: “بریکسٹن کاؤنٹی، مغربی ورجینیا”
  • Urdu: “بریکسٹن کاؤنٹی”
  • Venetian: “contea de Braxton”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Braxton, Tây Virginia”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Braxton, West Virginia”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Braxton”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Braxton, West Virginia”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Braxton”
  • Welsh: “Braxton County, Gorllewin Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Braxton County”
  • Western Panjabi: “بریکسٹن کاؤنٹی”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shaver Cemetery and Camden Hill Cemetery.

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