Profile for Wellsburg, West Virginia, WV

Former and merged names include:
· Charles Town
· Brooke County Court House

Well-known residents have included:
· Glenn Davis, track and field athlete, Olympic medallist

Local festivals include:

• Brooke County Fair - Sept. 8-10, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Brooke County Historical Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Wellsburg

Cemeteries (30)

Colleges (2)

Communities (17)

Libraries (6)

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• Place of birth of people in Wellsburg
• Residence in 1995, of people in Wellsburg
• School enrollment & education levels in Wellsburg
• Transportation & commute times in Wellsburg
• Brooke County data
• Fastest-growing counties in West Virginia
• State data - West Virginia
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Wellsburg demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Brooke County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Steubenville-Weirton area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 26070 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

20% of Wellsburg residents report German ancestry, and 15% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Wellsburg ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Wellsburg
• Cemeteries in Brooke County
• Libraries in or near Wellsburg

Post a query on a message board:

• Brooke County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - WV data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Wellsburg museums
• Wellsburg historic sites
• Wellsburg area parks

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• Wellsburg area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Brooke County
• Cemetery record compendium
• West Virginia cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Wellsburg
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Brooke County

• Wellsburg business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in West Virginia
• Local ordinances in West Virginia (Partial selection)

• Crime in Brooke County
• Arrests in Brooke County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in West Virginia
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Wellsburg was $18,498, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Brooke County economic census
• Brooke County economic summary
• Brooke County employment growth
• Brooke County unemployment rate
• West Virginia economic data

15% of Wellsburg residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Wellsburg
• Colleges in West Virginia
• Learning Disabilities Association in West Virginia
• Schools in or near Wellsburg
• School districts in or near Wellsburg
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of West Virginia high schools

• Movies playing in or near Wellsburg

• Air pollution in Brooke County
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• Land contamination in Brooke County
• Nature Conservancy projects in West Virginia
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Brooke County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in West Virginia

Wellsburg festival dates:

• Brooke County Fair - Sept. 8-10, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

• ePodunk festival listings
• West Virginia county fairs
• West Virginia festivals (West Virginia tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Wellsburg

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Wellsburg
• Geocaches in West Virginia

• Wellsburg items now on sale

• Brooke County government
• West Virginia state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
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• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Wellsburg medical services & health statistics

Historic districts in Wellsburg include Wellsburg Historic District ... View historic districts

• Historic sites in or near Wellsburg
• Historic sites in West Virginia
• Museums in or near Wellsburg
• Museums in West Virginia
• West Virginia state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Brooke County genealogy forum

Median rent in Wellsburg, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $268.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $714.

• Research Wellsburg Apartments
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• Help wanted ads - newspapers
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Libraries in Wellsburg include Brooke County ... View libraries

• Libraries near Wellsburg

• West Virginia library

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• Census map of Wellsburg area
• Historic maps of WV cities - Library of Congress
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• Daily newspapers in or near Wellsburg
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• Search historic newspaper articles
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• American Legion post locator
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• Check daily newspapers in or near Wellsburg
• Search obituaries in West Virginia
• Recent death notices - selected WV newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in West Virginia
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in West Virginia
• Lions clubs in West Virginia
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Wellsburg
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Wellsburg

• Parks near Wellsburg
• National forests in West Virginia
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• Find a local animal shelter
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• Aerial photo of Wellsburg
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• Post cards of West Virginia communities

Brooke County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Wellsburg political report.

• West Virginia Democratic party
• West Virginia Republican party
• West Virginia elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Wellsburg
• Total membership by faith, in Brooke County

• Chowhound message boards for WV

The average commute time for Wellsburg workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Wellsburg travel guide
• Airports near Wellsburg
• Hotels near Wellsburg
• West Virginia tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in West Virginia
• Wildlife refuges in West Virginia

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