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The Raleigh County Courthouse is located at 116 North Heber Street, Beckley, WV 25801; phone: 304-255-9100.
Raleigh County was still part of Virginia when formed from part of Fayette County in 1850. It was named by Alfred Beckley (founder of Beckley, the county seat) for Sir Walter Raleigh who was an early patron of the colonization of Virginia.