Place:Dickenson, Virginia, United States

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NameDickenson
Alt namesDickensonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates37.133°N 82.35°W
Located inVirginia, United States     (1880 - )
See alsoBuchanan, Virginia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Russell, Virginia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Wise, Virginia, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
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Aily
Alka
Baden
Bartlick
Bee
Birchleaf
Blowing Rock
Breaks
Bucu
Carrie
Clinchco
Clintwood
Colley
Counts
Darwin
Debusk
Delano
Duty
Dwale
Flat Top
Flemingtown
Foraker
Freeling
Georges Fork
Haysi
Herald
Huckleberry
Ibex
Isom
Judge
Leck
Lockhart Flats
Longfork
Mart
Martha Gap
McClure
Millard
Nancy
Nealy Ridge
Nora
Norland
Omaha
Open Fork
Osborns Gap
Ramsey Flats
Sand Lick
Skeetrock
Smith Corners
Splashdam
Steinman
Stratton
Tandy
Tarpon
Tenso
Tiny
Tivis
Trammel
Viers
Wakenva
West Dante
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Dickenson County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,124. Its county seat is Clintwood.

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History

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Dickenson County, formed in 1880 from parts of Buchanan County, Russell County, and Wise County, is Virginia's youngest county. It was named for William J. Dickenson, delegate to the Virginia General Assembly from Russell County, 1859–1861, 1865–1867, and 1877–1882. This formation came as a result of demands from the inhabitants that they be represented by a county government closer to the people. In 1880, Delegate Dickenson sponsored the bill in the House of Delegates to establish Dickenson County as the one-hundredth county in Virginia. Dickenson County has since become known as "Virginia's Baby."

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1880 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1890 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
1890 5,077
1900 7,747
1910 9,199
1920 13,542
1930 16,163
1940 21,266
1950 23,393
1960 20,211
1970 16,077
1980 19,806
1990 17,620
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