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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 located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,254. [1]. Its county seat is the City of Buckhannon. Upshur 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
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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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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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