Elkins, West Virginia
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Elkins is a city in and the county seat of Randolph County, West Virginia, United States, along the Tygart Valley River. The community was incorporated in 1890 and named in honor of Stephen Benton Elkins, a U.S. Senator from West Virginia. The population was 6,950 at the 2020 census and estimated at 6,895 in 2021. Elkins is home to Davis and Elkins College and the Mountain State Forest Festival, held in early October every year.
Davis Avenue in downtown Elkins in 2006
An 1897 bird's eye view of Elkins
Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church is noted for its Gothic Revival architecture
Albert and Liberal Arts Halls at Davis & Elkins College
Randolph County, West Virginia
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Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,932. Its county seat is Elkins. The county was founded in 1787 and is named for Edmund Jennings Randolph.
Image: Randolph County Courthouse and Jail
Image: Beverly Heritage Center, Beverly, Randolph County, WV
Image: West Virginia Tygarts Valley Church
Image: Barton Knob View from North