Markwood, West Virginia Explained

Markwood
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within the state of West Virginia
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Mineral
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Population As Of:	2000
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Elevation Ft:	856
Coordinates:	39.3353°N -78.9639°W
Postal Code Type:	ZIP codes
Postal Code:	26710
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	1717889

Markwood is an unincorporated community located along U.S. Route 50/U.S. Route 220 (also known as the Northwestern Turnpike) in the Mill Creek Valley west of Burlington in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. The ZIP code for Markwood is 26710.

Historic sites

• Travelers Rest Travelers Rest is located on U.S Route 50, west of Burlington in Mineral County. It was built for the wagon trains going west and would house the travelers in a large rock house, and feed and water the horses before going over the mountains. Currently it is better known as the "Stone House".

John T. McDowell (born 1870) and Luke Markwood, saw a need for a place of worship. Mr. Markwood donated the land upon which was built a church and a school, therefore giving the community the name of Markwood.