County · code 54089
Summers CountyWest Virginia
Summers County is a county in West Virginia with its seat at Hinton. The county was created in 1871 from parts of Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, and Monroe counties, and was named after George W. Summers.
- Founded1871
- County seatHinton
- Named forGeorge W. Summers
- Land area361 sq mi + 7.1 sq mi water
- Population11,959 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped14,093 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Summers on the map of West Virginia
West Virginia has 55 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1871 from Fayette County, Greenbrier County, Mercer County and Monroe County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Summers County was formed in 1871 from Fayette County, Greenbrier County, Mercer County and Monroe County, and named after George W. Summers. Hinton is the county seat.
Deeds and plats from before 1871 for land now in Summers County may have been recorded in Fayette County, Greenbrier County, Mercer County and Monroe County.
- 1871Summers County created Summers created from Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, and Monroe. · W. Va. Acts 1871, 9th sess., ch. 134, sec. 1/pp. 178-180
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Summers
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 14,093 parcels from West Virginia University GIS Technical Center. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 9,587 in all from WV GIS Technical Center (WVGISTC, West Virginia University — the state's GIS clearinghouse) serving WV Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (WVDHSEM) SAMS-II address points.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Summers by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Summers County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Summers County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Summers County
- When was Summers County founded?
- Summers County was founded in 1871, formed from Fayette County, Greenbrier County, Mercer County and Monroe County, and named after George W. Summers.
- What is the county seat of Summers County?
- The county seat of Summers County is Hinton.
- Is there an online parcel map for Summers County?
- Yes. West Virginia University GIS Technical Center publishes a parcel map of 14,093 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Summers County's boundary or name changed?
- Summers County was created in 1871 from Fayette County, Greenbrier County, Mercer County and Monroe County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Summers County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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