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Belington

Belington, West Virginia
City
Location of Belington in Barbour County, West Virginia.
Location of Belington in Barbour County, West Virginia.
Coordinates: 39°1′33″N 79°56′17″W / 39.02583°N 79.93806°W / 39.02583; -79.93806Coordinates: 39°1′33″N 79°56′17″W / 39.02583°N 79.93806°W / 39.02583; -79.93806
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Barbour
Districts Barker (Wards 1, 2)
Valley (Wards 3, 4)
Settled 1766-70
Incorporated 1894-08-22
Named for John Bealin
Government
 • Type Mayor & City Council
 • Mayor Matthew Ryan
Area
 • Total 2.13 sq mi (5.52 km2)
 • Land 2.06 sq mi (5.34 km2)
 • Water 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Elevation 1,703 ft (519 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,921
 • Estimate (2016) 1,910
 • Density 932.5/sq mi (360.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 26250
Area code(s) 304
FIPS code 54-05788
GNIS feature ID 1535594

Belington is a town in Barbour County, West Virginia, along the Tygart Valley River. The population was 1,921 as of the 2010 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.

After the June 3, 1861 Battle of Philippi, site of the first land battle of the Civil War, the Confederate forces, having been routed by the Union Army in Philippi, retreated south. The Confederates made camp near the Laurel Mountain Road, today, a winding single lane dirt road that crosses the mountain and connects Belington with Elkins.

In 1891, the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway (later the Western Maryland Railway) was built into Belington. In 1894 the land on the east side of the river was incorporated as Belington, while the west side was incorporated as Alston in 1897. The two towns merged in 1906 to form the present Belington.

The Bernard E. Wilmoth House in Belington is a historic house listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Belington is located at 39°1′33″N 79°56′17″W / 39.02583°N 79.93806°W / 39.02583; -79.93806 (39.025706, -79.938166).


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