Mullens

Mullens is a city in New River and Greenbrier Valleys, West Virginia. In 2020, it had a population of 1,475.

Understand

The historic Wyoming Hotel in downtown Mullens

Located half an hour from Beckley, Mullens sits along the Guyandotte River, and was historically a railroad, lumber and coal mining town. The historic downtown still contains many impressive buildings from the town's heyday.

Slab Fork Creek, through a residential neighborhood in Mullens, WV

Mullens suffered a devastating flood in 2001, the damage can still be seen in the loss of business and residents that have never returned.

Mullens is one of two sizable towns with groceries, restaurants and lodging near Twin Falls Resort State Park, the other being Pineville.

See

• The Mullens Commercial Historic District is a National Historic District covering much of the downtown. Mullens was not built as a 'company town', and thus the architecture comprises several distinct styles from the decades of Mullens' heyday.
• The Coal Miners Memorial is located on WV-19/Guyandotte Av. just west of the downtown area.
• Itmann Company Store, Itmann, WV. The impressive stone structure of the historic company store building of the company town of Itmann, just west of the town of Mullens. Operated commercially until 1986, as of 2024, it sits open to the public in a state of preserved ruin. (updated Jun 2023)

Do

• Twin Falls Resort State Park. A lodge and cabins, golf course, hiking trails to waterfalls. (updated Jun 2023)

Buy

• Cornerstone IGA, 235 Black Eagle Rd. (updated Jun 2023)

Eat and drink

• Second Street Station, 315 Moran Av. (updated Jun 2023)
• Rebel SmokeHouse and Burgers, 200 Howard Av. (updated Jun 2023)
• The Rusted Musket, 411 Guyandotte Av. (updated Jun 2023)

Go next

• Beckley is 30 minutes northeast on WV-121
• Pineville is less than 20 minutes west on WV-97
• Princeton is about an hour away either via WV-10 or through Beckley