Mingo County, West Virginia
Mingo County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,568. Its county seat and largest city is Williamson. Created in 1895, Mingo is West Virginia's newest county, named for the historic Iroquoian Mingo people.
The Coal House museum in Williamson.
Williamson, West Virginia
Williamson is a city in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Tug Fork River. The population was 3,042 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Mingo County, and is the county's largest and most populous city. Williamson is home to Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. The Tug Fork River separates Williamson from South Williamson, Kentucky.
Williamson, West Virginia; view looking down East 2nd Ave.
Tug Fork River at Williamson
The Coal House in Williamson
Aerial view of Williamson during construction of its floodwall, completed in 1991. The Tug Fork River is the border between West Virginia and Kentucky; the highway on the left (US-119) is in Kentucky.