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Parsons, Tucker Co., WV Facts

The town of Parsons is the county seat of Tucker County, West Virginia. The population was 1,463 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Parsons is located at 39°5'45″N, 79°40'46″W. 

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The Cheat River is formed at Parsons by the confluence of the Shavers Fork River and the Black Fork River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles. 

Reference

• Maxwell, Hu, History of Tucker County, West Virginia, from the Earliest Explorations and Settlements to the Present Time; with Biographical Sketches of more than Two Hundred and Fifty of the Leading Men, and a Full Appendix of Official and Electoral History; Also, an Account of the Rivers, Forests and Caves of the County, Preston Publishing Company: Kingwood, West Virginia, 1884. (Reprinted by McClain Printing Company, Parsons, W.Va., 1971 and 1993.)
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsons,_West_Virginia