Place:Barbour, West Virginia, United States
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NameBarbour
Alt namesBarboursource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates39.133°N 80.033°W
Located inWest Virginia, United States     (1863 - )
Also located inVirginia, United States     (1843 - 1863)
See alsoHarrison, West Virginia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Lewis, West Virginia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Randolph, West Virginia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Upshur, West Virginia, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Clemtown Cemetery
Jerusalem Cemetery
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Nestorville Cemetery
New Hope Valley Cemetery
Shiloh Cemetery
District
Barker
Union
Inhabited place
Adaland
Arden
Audra
Belington
Berryburg
Boulder
Brownton
Calhoun
Carrollton
Century
Clemtown
Corder Crossing
Corley
Dent
Elk City
Finegan Ford
Galloway
Hall
Hopewell
Jones
Junior
Kalamazoo
Kasson
Kirt
Longview
Meadowville
Meriden
Middle Fork
Mount Liberty
Murphy
Nestorville
Overfield
Peeltree
Pepper
Philippi
Pleasure Valley
Stringtown
Tacy
Talbott
Valley Bend
Valley Furnace
Vannoys Mill
Volga
Wellington Heights
Werner
Unincorporated area
Cove
Moatsville
Unknown
Pleasants Creek
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Barbour County is a county located in north-central West Virginia, USA. It was formed in 1843 when the region was still part of the state of Virginia. Philippi, the county seat, was chartered in 1844. Both county and city were named for Philip Pendleton Barbour (1783–1841), a U.S. Congressman from Virginia and Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1871, a small part of Barbour County was transferred to Tucker County, West Virginia.

The Battle of Philippi, also known as the "Philippi Races", was fought in Barbour County on June 3, 1861. Although a minor action, it is generally considered the first land engagement of the American Civil War.

Alderson-Broaddus College, an American Baptist institution, is located in the county. The College's Physician Assistant (PA) program is one of the oldest and best established in the world.

As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,589.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1843 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1843 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1843 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1843 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1843 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1853 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1863 Effective date for move from Virginia to West Virginia Source:Wikipedia
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1850 9,005
1860 8,958
1870 10,312
1880 11,870
1890 12,702
1900 14,198
1910 15,858
1920 18,028
1930 18,628
1940 19,869
1950 19,745
1960 15,474
1970 14,030
1980 16,639
1990 15,699
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Settlement and Formation

The first white settlement in present-day Barbour County was established in 1782 by Richard Talbott about two miles (3 km) upriver from the future site of Philippi. The region had had no permanent Indian settlements and so conflicts with Native Americans were relatively infrequent in the early days.

Barbour County was formed in 1843 and named for the late Virginia politician and jurist Philip Pendleton Barbour (1783–1841). (Barbour had served as a U.S. Congressman from Virginia, Speaker of the House, and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.)

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Text from Barbour County, Virginia Page

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Barbour County, Virginia was formed in 1843 from a portion of Monongalia County, Virginia. It became part of the state of West Virginia, when it achieved statehood in 1863.

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