Place:Craig, Virginia, United States

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Place Information
Name
Craig
Alternate names
Craig     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
37.483°N 80.183°W
Located in
Virginia, United States     (1851 - )
See also
Botetourt, Virginia, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Giles, Virginia, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Roanoke, Virginia, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Contained Places

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Inhabited place
Abbott
Barbours Creek
Captain
Charlton
Craig Springs
Huffman
Looney
Maggie
Marshalltown
New Castle
Paint Bank
Simmonsville
Sinking Creek
Valley Mill
Virginia Mineral Springs
Webbs Mill
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source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Craig County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 5,091. Its county seat is New Castle6.

Timeline

Date Event Source
1851 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1851 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1851 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1851 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1860 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1864 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1865 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1860 3,553
1870 2,942
1880 3,794
1890 3,835
1900 4,293
1910 4,711
1920 4,100
1930 3,562
1940 3,769
1950 3,452
1960 3,356
1970 3,524
1980 3,948
1990 4,372

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