Place:Alleghany, Virginia, United States

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NameAlleghany
Alt namesAlleghanysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates37.783°N 80°W
Located inVirginia, United States     (1822 - )
See alsoBath, Virginia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Botetourt, Virginia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Census-designated place
Selma
Independent city
Covington ( - 1952 )
Inhabited place
Alleghany
Backbone
Boiling Spring
Callaghan
Clearwater Park
Clifton Forge
Cliftondale Park
Crows
Earlehurst
Falling Spring
Griffith
Harrington
Hematite
Hooks Mill
Intervale
Iron Gate
Iron Hill Springs
Kincaid
Longdale Furnace
Longdale
Low Moor
Mallow
Moss Run
Natural Well
Nicelytown
Oakwood Forest
Potts Creek
Rich Patch
Stonewall
Sweet Chalybeate
Valley View
Westwood Place
Unknown
Falling Springs
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Alleghany County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is the northernmost part of the Roanoke Region. As of 2010, the population was 16,250. Its county seat is Covington.

Note: The town of Clifton Forge is not included in any Alleghany County population data in the main article. In 2000, Clifton Forge was an independent city separate from the county. However, in 2001, Clifton Forge relinquished its city charter and reincorporated as a town; as a town, it is now a part of Alleghany County. The 2000 population of what is now Alleghany County (including Clifton Forge) was 17,215. The article includes geographic data from before and after the reincorporation of Clifton Forge into the county.

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History

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Alleghany County was established on January 5, 1822, from parts of Botetourt, Bath, and Monroe counties. It was named for the Allegheny Mountains, in which it is located. During the Civil War, the iron for the CSS Virginia (Merrimac) came from Longdale Furnace in the county. Regiments from Alleghany County were at the surrender at Appomattox.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1822 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1822 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1822 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1822 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1822 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1830 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1970 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1830 2,816
1840 2,749
1850 3,515
1860 6,765
1870 3,674
1880 5,586
1890 9,283
1900 16,330
1910 14,173
1920 15,332
1930 20,188
1940 22,688
1950 23,139
1960 12,128
1970 12,461
1980 14,333
1990 13,176

Note: Clifton Forge city, formed from Alleghany County (1906).

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