Local Wiki
Pocahontas County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 3, 2026- County Commission meets
- 1st Tuesday of the month, 8:30 AM, and 3rd Tuesday, 5:30 PM (both at the Commission Office; a livestream option is offered).
- Meeting location
- Commission Office, 900 Tenth Avenue, Marlinton, WV.
- County Clerk
- Melissa "Missy" Bennett · (304) 799-4549 · 900 C 10th Avenue, Marlinton, WV 24954 · pocahontascounty@wvsos.com
- Agendas posted at
- https://pocahontascountycommission.com/meetings/agendas/
- County Commission
- John Rebinski (President, Northern District, elected Jan 2025, succeeding Walter Helmick who didn't seek reelection), Jamie Walker (Central District), Thane Ryder (Southern District) — 900 Tenth Avenue, Marlinton, WV 24954 — Rebinski 304-456-3244 — jcrebinski@frontiernet.net.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Pocahontas County Schools · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Durbin · Town
- Hillsboro (official website, opens in a new tab) · Town
- Marlinton · Town
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026