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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
Upshur County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,254. Its county seat is Buckhannon. The county was formed in 1851 from Randolph, Barbour, and Lewis counties and named for Abel Parker Upshur, a distinguished and jurist of Virginia. Upshur served as United States Secretary of State and Secretary of the Navy under President John Tyler.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1851 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1851 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1851 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1852 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1853 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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1860 | 7,292
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1870 | 8,023
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1880 | 10,249
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1890 | 12,714
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1900 | 14,696
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1910 | 16,629
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1920 | 17,851
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1930 | 17,944
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1940 | 18,360
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1950 | 19,242
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1960 | 18,292
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1970 | 19,092
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1980 | 23,427
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1990 | 22,867
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Research Tips
Text from Upshur County, Virginia Page
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Upshur County, Virginia was established in 1851 from portions of Randolph, Barbour and Lewis Counties. It became part of West Virginia when it became a state in 1863.
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