Braxton County is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,447. The county seat is Sutton. The county was formed in 1836 from parts of Lewis, Kanawha, and Nicholas counties and named for Carter Braxton, a Virginia statesman and signer of the Declaration of Independence. In 2010, the center of population of West Virginia was in northern Braxton County. Important salt works were located at Bulltown and here, in 1772, Captain Bull and his family and friendly Delaware Indians were massacred by frontiersmen. Jesse Hughes helped Jeremiah Carpenter track and kill the Indians responsible for the Carpenter massacre. Jeremiah was a notable fiddle player who wrote a song Shelvin' Rock about the experience of escaping to rock shelter.

Founded: January 15, 1836
Named for: Carter Braxton
Seat: Sutton
Largest town: Sutton
Total: 516.28 sq mi (1,337.16 km²)
Land: 510.74 sq mi (1,322.81 km²)
Water: 5.54 sq mi (14.35 km²)
Time zone: Eastern: UTC-5-4
Official Website: http://www.braxtonwv.org
Wikidata description: county in West Virginia, United States
Wikidata id: Q494138
Wikidata label: Braxton County
Wikidata aliases: Array
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