Population Center
The population center of the United States was in present West Virginia four times as it moved westward across the nation: near Wardensville in 1820; at Smoke Hole in 1830; west of Buckhannon in 1840; near Burning Springs in 1850.
Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 33 and County Highway 5/1, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 33.
Courtesy hmdb.org
