Hamlin in Lincoln County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Hamlin

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 6, 2025

1. Hamlin Marker

Inscription. Hamlin became county seat, 1869. First court met, 1867, at Hamline Church (1 mile away), where, 1852-53, the Virginia Legislature established town of Hamline, named for Bishop Leonidas Lent Hamline of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Erected by West Virginia Division of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 38° 16.718′ N, 82° 5.819′ W. Marker is in Hamlin, West Virginia, in Lincoln County. It is at the intersection of Court Avenue (West Virginia Route 3) and Orchard Street (County Route 3/63), on the right when traveling west on Court Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8215 Court Ave, Hamlin WV 25523, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Charleston Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brigadier General Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager (approx. ¼ mile away); Lincoln County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lincoln County World War I Monument (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Hamlin

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Skirmish at the Curry Farm (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lincoln County Primary Care Center, Inc. (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lincoln County / Putnam County (approx. 5 miles away); John L. Chapman Family Cemetery (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamlin.

Hamlin Marker looking west along Court Avenue at intersection with Orchard St. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 6, 2025

2. Hamlin Marker looking west along Court Avenue at intersection with Orchard St.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 450 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on June 3, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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