Camden-on-Gauley, WV

Camden-on-Gauley is a town in Webster County, West Virginia, United States, along the Gauley River. The 2020 census counted 126 residents. The town derives its name from Johnson N. Camden, a senator who was the proprietor of several businesses on the nearby Gauley River. In Camden-on-Gauley, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Camden-on-Gauley, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. The town was originally called Lanes Bottom, but was changed to Camden-on-Gauley when incorporated in 1904.