Place:Preston, West Virginia, United States

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NamePreston
Alt namesPrestonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates39.467°N 79.667°W
Located inWest Virginia, United States     (1863 - )
Also located inVirginia, United States     (1818 - 1863)
See alsoMonongalia, West Virginia, United StatesParent 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


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Preston County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 34,216. Its county seat is Kingwood. The county was formed from Monongalia County in 1818 and named for Virginia Governor James Patton Preston.

Preston County is part of the Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the southernmost county of the Pittsburgh media market. It is the home of The Buckwheat Festival, a county fair known for making buckwheat pancakes.

Timeline

Date Event Source
1818 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1818 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1820 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1830 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
1868 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1869 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1869 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1881 Court 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
1820 3,422
1830 5,144
1840 6,866
1850 11,708
1860 13,312
1870 14,555
1880 19,091
1890 20,355
1900 22,727
1910 26,341
1920 27,996
1930 29,043
1940 30,416
1950 31,399
1960 27,233
1970 25,455
1980 30,460
1990 29,037

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