Marlinton, West Virginia

Marlinton, West Virginia
Town
Visitors Center and Trailhead in Marlinton.
Location of Marlinton, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°13′29″N 80°5′41″W / 38.22472°N 80.09472°W / 38.22472; -80.09472Coordinates: 38°13′29″N 80°5′41″W / 38.22472°N 80.09472°W / 38.22472; -80.09472
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Pocahontas
Area
• Total	2.53 sq mi (6.55 km2)
• Land	2.44 sq mi (6.32 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
Elevation	2,126 ft (648 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,054
• Estimate (2012)	1,051
• Density	432.0/sq mi (166.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	24954
Area code(s)	304
FIPS code	54-51676
GNIS feature ID	1552003

Marlinton is a town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,054 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Pocahontas County.

Marlinton is named for Jacob Marlin, who, along with Stephen Sewell, became the first non-native settlers west of the Allegheny Mountains, in the Greenbriar Valley in 1749. New Englanders Marlin and Sewell built a cabin in what would become Marlinton, but after various religious disputes, Sewell moved into a nearby hollowed-out Sycamore tree. In 1751, surveyor John Lewis discovered the pair. Sewell eventually settled on the eastern side of Sewell Mountain, near present-day Rainelle, WV.

Located at Marlinton and listed on the National Register of Historic Places are the Frank and Anna Hunter House, IOOF Lodge Building, Marlinton Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Station, Marlinton Opera House, Pocahontas County Courthouse and Jail, and Pocahontas Times Print Shop. Located near Marlinton are Droop Mountain Battlefield and New Deal Resources in Watoga State Park Historic District.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.53 square miles (6.55 km²), of which, 2.44 square miles (6.32 km²) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) is water.