Greenbrier County was formed from portions of Botetourt
and Montgomery Counties. Greenbrier is bounded N. by Nicholas,
and Pocahontas, - E. by Bath and Allegheny, - S. by Monroe, -
and W. by Great Kanawha, which separates it from Logan. The
county is for the most part drained by Greenbrier river, and its
tributaries; but from its western border numerous creeks flow
northwestwardly into Gauley river, the principal of which is
Sewell's creek. It rises in Sewell's Mountain (the highest
mountain in this county,) and is one of the extreme southern
sources of the Gauley river. The topography is creviced and in
some areas mountainous. The most conspicuous is that known by
the name Keeney's Nob, on which is a creek which rises near the
top of the mountain, runs west and empties into the New River,
one mile below Richmond's Falls. The landscape of
Greenbrier is rough country. The mountains are sheltered
with a growth of large timber of various kinds. The lands are
infested with rattlesnake, copperhead, blacksnake. There is an
abundance of deer, wild turkey, pheasants, wolves, wild cats,
panthers, bears, and a variety of small game. The mean elevation
of the farms above the ocean level is at least 1,500 feet.
The Greenbrier River is located east West Virginia. The river
rises in the Allegheny Mountains as two headstreams that unite
the south of Cass and continue in a SW direction to enter the
New River at Hinton. The Greenbrier River is 170 miles long and
flows into a picturesque valley through the Allegheny
Mountains.
