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Name | Lewis |
Alt names | Lewis | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 38.967°N 80.517°W |
Located in | West Virginia, United States (1863 - ) |
Also located in | Virginia, United States (1816 - 1863) |
See also | Barbour, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Braxton, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Doddridge, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Gilmer, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Harrison, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jackson, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Randolph, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Ritchie, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Upshur, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Lewis County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,372. Its county seat is Weston. The county was formed in 1816 from Harrison County.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1816 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1816 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1816 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1817 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1817 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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
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1820 | 4,247
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1830 | 6,241
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1840 | 8,151
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1850 | 10,031
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1860 | 7,999
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1870 | 10,175
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1880 | 13,269
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1890 | 15,895
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1900 | 16,980
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1910 | 18,281
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1920 | 20,455
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1930 | 21,794
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1940 | 22,271
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1950 | 21,074
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1960 | 19,711
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1970 | 17,847
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1980 | 18,813
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1990 | 17,223
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Research Tips
Text from Lewis County, Virginia Page
[Lewis County, Virginia was redirected here in conformance to the WeRelate "1900 rule".]
Lewis County, Virginia was established in 1816. It was formed from part of Harrison County, Virginia. It became part of what became the State of West Virginia in 1863.
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