Thurmond is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, on the New River. The population was five at the 2020 census. During the heyday of coal mining in the New River Gorge, Thurmond was a prosperous town with a number of businesses and facilities for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
Thurmond Depot, now a New River Gorge National Park and Preserve visitor center, and a single track bridge which crosses the New River.
Commercial district along "Main Street" tracks
Downtown Thurmond, along the CSX New River Subdivision.
Fayette County, West Virginia
Fayette County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,488. Its county seat is Fayetteville. It is part of the Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area in Southern West Virginia.
Fayette County courthouse in Fayetteville
Cathedral Falls