Welcome to Wood County ...
Time Zone: Wood County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Parkersburg is the Seat for Wood County.
Wood County was founded in 1798 and was created by taking area from Harrison County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Wood had a population of 83,668 people. This is a decrease of 3.78% since the last Census (which gave a population of 86,956 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Wood represented 4.69% of the total population of West Virginia.
Below are some of the communities located in Wood County:
- North Hills
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on North Hills
- Parkersburg
- Vienna
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Vienna
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna<3>
- Williamstown
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Websites specific to Wood County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Wirt County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Athens County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |