Markwood, West Virginia

Markwood
Unincorporated community
Markwood Location within the state of West Virginia Show map of West Virginia Markwood Markwood (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°20′07″N78°57′50″W / 39.33528°N 78.96389°W / 39.33528; -78.96389
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Mineral
Elevation [1]	856 ft (261 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	26710
GNIS feature ID	1717889 [1]

Markwood is an unincorporated community located along U.S. Route 50/U.S. Route 220 (also known as the Northwestern Turnpike) in the Mill Creek Valley west of Burlington in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. The ZIP code for Markwood is 26710.

Historic sites

• Travelers Rest Travelers Rest is located on U.S Route 50, west of Burlington in Mineral County. It was built for the wagon trains going west and would house the travelers in a large rock house, and feed and water the horses before going over the mountains. Currently it is better known as the "Stone House".

John T. McDowell (born 1870) and Luke Markwood, saw a need for a place of worship. Mr. Markwood donated the land upon which was built a church and a school, therefore giving the community the name of Markwood.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Markwood, West Virginia