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Raleigh

Raleigh County is a county in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,591. Its county seat is . The county was founded in 1850 and is named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
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  • Type: County with 78,900 residents
  • Description: county in West Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Raleigh County”, “Raleigh County, Virginia”, “Raleigh County, West Virginia”, and “Raleigh County, WV”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Daniel Vineyards.

Winery
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The is a family-owned estate winery located in . The vineyard was created in 1990 at the former location of the 192-acre Twin Oaks Golf Course by Doctor C.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beckley and Crab Orchard.

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is a city of 17,256 in , and is the county seat of Raleigh County pop. 74,591. It sits on a high plateau above the New River Gorge at an elevation of 2,418 feet.

Town
is a census-designated place in Raleigh County, , United States. The population was 2,416 at the 2020 census.

Village
is a census-designated place in Raleigh County, , United States. Originally, it was named Hollywood and renamed after General of the Army Douglas in 1942. The population was 1,376 at the 2020 census.

Raleigh

Latitude
37.7493° or 37° 44′ 58″ north
Longitude
-81.2251° or 81° 13′ 30″ west
Population
78,900
Elevation
2,369 feet (722 metres)
Open location code
869WPQXF+PX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 317006314
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
4819310
Wiki­data ID
Q501815
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Raleigh” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Raleigh County”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة رالي”
  • Armenian: “Ռալեյ շրջան”
  • Asturian: “condáu de Raleigh”
  • Basque: “Raleigh konderria”
  • Bavarian: “Raleigh County, West Virginia”
  • Bavarian: “Raleigh County”
  • Bishnupriya: “রালেয়হ কাউন্টি, ৱেস্ট ভার্জিনিয়া”
  • Bishnupriya: “রালেয়হ কাউন্টি”
  • Bulgarian: “Роли”
  • Catalan: “comtat de Raleigh”
  • Cebuano: “Raleigh County”
  • Chechen: “Роли”
  • Chinese: “Raleigh Kūn”
  • Chinese: “洛利郡”
  • Chinese: “罗利县”
  • Chinese: “羅利縣”
  • Cornish: “Konteth Raleigh, Virjynni West”
  • Cornish: “Konteth Raleigh”
  • Dutch: “Raleigh County”
  • Esperanto: “kantono Raleigh”
  • Esperanto: “Kantono Raleigh”
  • Estonian: “Raleigh maakond”
  • Estonian: “Raleigh‘ maakond”
  • Estonian: “Raleigh’ maakond”
  • Finnish: “Raleigh’n piirikunta”
  • French: “Comte de Raleigh”
  • French: “comté de Raleigh”
  • French: “Comté de Raleigh”
  • French: “Raleigh County”
  • Georgian: “რელეის ოლქი”
  • German: “Raleigh County”
  • Gilaki: “رالی ٚ شأرستان (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “رالی ٚ شأرستان”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז ראלי”
  • Hungarian: “Raleigh megye”
  • Irish: “Contae Raleigh”
  • Italian: “contea di Raleigh”
  • Italian: “Contea di Raleigh”
  • Japanese: “ローリー・カウンティ”
  • Japanese: “ローリー郡”
  • Korean: “롤리군”
  • Low German: “Raleigh County”
  • Mazanderani: “رالی شهرستان”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Raleigh Gông”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Raleigh Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Raleigh County”
  • Norwegian: “Raleigh County”
  • Persian: “شهرستان رالی، ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Persian: “شهرستان رالی”
  • Polish: “Hrabstwo Raleigh”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Raleigh”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Raleigh, Virginia de Vest”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Raleigh”
  • Russian: “Роли”
  • Russian: “Рэлей”
  • Sardinian: “contea de Raleigh”
  • Serbian: “Raleigh County”
  • Serbian: “Округ Рали”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Raleigh County, West Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Raleigh County”
  • Slovenian: “Okrožje Raleigh”
  • Slovenian: “Raleigh County”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Raleigh, Virginia Occidental”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Raleigh”
  • Swedish: “Raleigh County”
  • Tatar: “Роли (округ, Көнбатыш Вирджиния)”
  • Tatar: “Роли”
  • Turkish: “Raleigh County, Batı Virginia”
  • Turkish: “Raleigh County, W.Va.”
  • Turkish: “Raleigh County, WV”
  • Turkish: “Raleigh County”
  • Turkish: “Raleigh ilçesi, Batı Virginia”
  • Turkish: “Raleigh ilçesi, W.Va.”
  • Turkish: “Raleigh ilçesi, WV”
  • Turkish: “Raleigh ilçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Релей”
  • Urdu: “رالی کاؤنٹی، مغربی ورجینیا”
  • Urdu: “رالی کاؤنٹی”
  • Venetian: “contea de Raleigh”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Raleigh, Tây Virginia”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Raleigh, West Virginia”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Raleigh”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Raleigh, West Virginia”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Raleigh”
  • Welsh: “Raleigh County, Gorllewin Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Raleigh County”
  • Western Panjabi: “رالیغ کاؤنٹی”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Raleigh”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cedar and Beckley Junction.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Crab Orchard Post Office and Bethel Freewill Baptist Church.

West Virginia: Must-Visit Destinations

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