Counties

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

The original counties of West Virginia

In 1863, the following counties, formerly of the Commonwealth of Virginia, formed the newly created State of West Virginia:

Barbour, Berkeley, Boone, Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Fayette (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Fayette_County), Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Greenbrier_County), Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mineral, Mingo, Monongalia, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas, Ohio, Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Putnam, Raleigh, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood and Wyoming.

Between 1866 and 1895, five additional counties were created by acts of the legislature:

Mineral County (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Mineral_County), from Hampshire County; Grant County (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Grant_County), from Hardy County; Lincoln County (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Lincoln_County), from parts of Cabell, Putnam, Kanawha, and Boone Counties; Summers County (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Summers_County), from parts of Greenbrier, Monroe, Mercer, and Fayette County; and Mingo County (http://www.wvexp.com/index.php/Mingo_County), from Logan County.