Raleigh County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,591. Its county seat is Beckley. The county was founded in 1850 and is named for Sir Walter
The Raleigh County Courthouse in Beckley
President Barack Obama stands for prayer on April 25, 2010, at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center while attending a memorial service for the 29 miners who were killed in the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster
The Flag Of Raleigh County in Beckley
Sophia, West Virginia
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Sophia is a town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It was incorporated in 1912. The population was 1,124 at the 2020 census. Sophia is an incorporated municipality in Raleigh County. Th
Raleigh County, West Virginia
…and aftermath were witnessed and widely recounted by Mother Jones, and the massacre is considered a prelude to the West Virginia coal wars. The town of Sophia in Raleigh County was the home of Senator Robert C. Byrd. The New River flows northwestward along the county's east border. The county terrain consists…
Main st. (WV 16), downtown Sophia in 2007
Hilltop view of homes in Sophia