Dunlow, West Virginia
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Dunlow is an unincorporated community in southern Wayne County
, West Virginia
, on Twelvepole Creek
. It was laid out as a railroad town along the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railway
in 1892. Dunlow was incorporated in 1892. However, the railroad up the West Fork of Twelvepole Creek through Dunlow was shut down in the early 1930s, and what is left of the town is currently unincorporated. As of the 2000 census, Dunlow had a population of 1,105. As of 2009 the population was listed at 961.
Wayne County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 42,903 people, 17,239 households, and 12,653 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile . There were 19,107 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, on Twelvepole Creek
Twelvepole Creek
Twelvepole Creek is a river located in Wayne County, West Virginia. It is part of the Mississippi River watershed, by way of the Ohio River.-Course:...
. It was laid out as a railroad town along the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk and Western Railway
The Norfolk and Western Railway , a US class I railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It had headquarters in Roanoke, Virginia for most of its 150 year existence....
in 1892. Dunlow was incorporated in 1892. However, the railroad up the West Fork of Twelvepole Creek through Dunlow was shut down in the early 1930s, and what is left of the town is currently unincorporated. As of the 2000 census, Dunlow had a population of 1,105. As of 2009 the population was listed at 961.
Town Trivia
Dunlow is also noted for its wildlife sightings. There have been several accounts of sightings of Black Panthers and other jungle animals in Dunlow. A circus train that derailed in the mid 1940's, from which several jungle creatures escaped and were never recovered, is rumored to be the source of these animals. For more about Dunlow, West Virginia, one can read "Last Train to Dunlow, History from the Hollows of Wayne County, West Virginia and the Coming of the N&W Railroad 1870-1940," by Jack Dickinson and Martha Kay Stamper.Cities / Towns located near Dunlow, WV
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