Tucker County, West Virginia

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Tucker County, West Virginia is a mountainous, sparsely populated county in the Allegheny Highlands known for its rugged landscapes, outdoor recreation, and protected natural areas such as Blackwater Falls and Canaan Valley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity ⓘ
county ⓘ
borders Barbour County, West Virginia ⓘ
Garrett County, Maryland ⓘ
Grant County, West Virginia ⓘ
Preston County, West Virginia ⓘ
Randolph County, West Virginia ⓘ
climate humid continental to highland climate ⓘ
contains Blackwater Canyon ⓘ
Blackwater Falls State Park ⓘ
Blackwater River (West Virginia) ⓘ
Canaan Valley ⓘ
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
Canaan Valley Resort State Park ⓘ
Cheat River (headwaters and tributaries) ⓘ
Dolly Sods Wilderness (part) ⓘ
Monongahela National Forest (part) ⓘ
Otter Creek Wilderness (part) ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
countySeat Parsons, West Virginia ⓘ
economy forestry ⓘ
outdoor recreation industry ⓘ
service sector ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
feature Allegheny Front escarpment ⓘ
linked to: Allegheny Front

Blackwater Falls ⓘ
Canaan Valley ⓘ
boreal-type habitats ⓘ
high-elevation wetlands ⓘ
geographyFeature Allegheny Highlands ⓘ
linked to: Allegheny Mountains

Appalachian Plateau ⓘ
hasCity Parsons, West Virginia ⓘ
hasCommunity Canaan Heights, West Virginia ⓘ
Hambleton, West Virginia ⓘ
Hendricks, West Virginia ⓘ
Horseshoe Run, West Virginia ⓘ
Laneville, West Virginia ⓘ
Leadmine, West Virginia ⓘ
Red Creek, West Virginia ⓘ
St. George, West Virginia ⓘ
hasLandUse forest ⓘ
recreation areas ⓘ
small agricultural areas ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Blackwater Falls State Park ⓘ
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
Canaan Valley Resort State Park ⓘ
Dolly Sods Wilderness (part) ⓘ
Monongahela National Forest (part) ⓘ
Otter Creek Wilderness (part) ⓘ
hasTown Davis, West Virginia ⓘ
Thomas, West Virginia ⓘ
highestPoint mountainous highlands of the Allegheny Front (over 4,000 feet) ⓘ
knownFor outdoor recreation ⓘ
protected natural areas ⓘ
rugged landscapes ⓘ
largestCity Parsons, West Virginia ⓘ
locatedIn Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Appalachian region ⓘ
linked to: Appalachia

West Virginia ⓘ
majorHighway U.S. Route 219 ⓘ
West Virginia Route 32 ⓘ
West Virginia Route 72 ⓘ
namedAfter Henry St. George Tucker Sr. ⓘ
observesDaylightSavingTime yes ⓘ
partOf United States Census Bureau ⓘ
populationDensity sparsely populated ⓘ
recreationActivity hiking ⓘ
mountain biking ⓘ
skiing ⓘ
whitewater kayaking ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
state West Virginia ⓘ
subdivisionName1 West Virginia ⓘ
subdivisionName2 United States ⓘ
subdivisionType county ⓘ
terrain mountainous ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

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linked to: Tucker County, West Virginia
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Preston County, West Virginia → borders → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Davis, West Virginia → county → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
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North Fork Blackwater River → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Thomas Commercial Historic District → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Thomas Commercial Historic District → county → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia Route 32 → county → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia Route 32 → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Blackwater Falls State Park → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Canaan Valley Resort State Park → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Blackwater River headwaters → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Hambleton, West Virginia → county → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Hambleton, West Virginia → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Leadmine, West Virginia → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Red Creek, West Virginia → county → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Red Creek, West Virginia → isPartOf → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Cheat River → flowsThrough → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Blackwater Canyon → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Blackwater Falls → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Canaan Valley Ski Resort → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Canaan Heights, West Virginia → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Horseshoe Run, West Virginia → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Blackwater River (West Virginia) → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Hendricks, West Virginia → county → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
St. George, West Virginia → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
St. George, West Virginia → countySeatOf → Tucker County, West Virginia (historically) ⓘ
linked to: Tucker County, West Virginia
Laneville, West Virginia → county → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Laneville, West Virginia → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Laneville, West Virginia → governedBy → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Randolph County, West Virginia → bordersCounty → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Otter Creek Wilderness → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Dolly Sods Wilderness → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Shavers Fork → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Potomac Highlands of West Virginia → includesCounty → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia Route 42 → locatedInCounty → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Cheat River → flowsThrough → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Blackwater River gorge system → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
WV 32 → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Lindy Point Trail → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Lindy Point Trail → county → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Balanced Rock Trail → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Lindy Point Overlook → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
Pendleton Point Overlook → locatedIn → Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ