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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
Putnam County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,486. Its county seat is Winfield and its largest city is Hurricane. Putnam County is part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, across the Kanawha River from Charleston, West Virginia.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1848 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1848 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1848 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1848 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1848 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1854 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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1850 | 5,335
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1860 | 6,301
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1870 | 7,794
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1880 | 11,375
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1890 | 14,342
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1900 | 17,330
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1910 | 18,587
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1920 | 17,531
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1930 | 16,737
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1940 | 19,511
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1950 | 21,021
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1960 | 23,561
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1970 | 27,625
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1980 | 38,181
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1990 | 42,835
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Research Tips
Text from Putnam County, Virginia Page
[Putnam County, Virginia was redirected here in conformance to the WeRelate "1900 rule".]
Putnam County, Virginia was formed in 1848 from portions of Kanawha, Mason and Cabell Counties. It became part of the state of West Virginia when it achieved statehood in 1863.
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