Taylor County

Created in 1844 from parts of Harrison, Barbour and Marion Counties, and named for Senator John Taylor, (1750-1824), distinguished soldier and statesman of Carolina County, Virginia. The Tygart River flows northwest, dividing the coutny into almost equal parts. Its chief tributary is Three Forks Creek, rising in Preston County and emptying at Grafton. Pruntytown, originally in Harrison County, was the first county seat of Taylor County. It was first established under the name of Williamsport, the name later changed to Pruntytown. In the late-1880's, the county seat was moved to Grafton.

County Seat: Grafton, WV
Population: 16,089 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54087&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54087&_street=&_county=Taylor&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Taylor County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/cp99tayl.htm)

Lodging: Taylor County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Taylor%20County&lat=39.339603&lon=-80.041467&siteid=7790)

Libraries: Taylor County Public Library (http://taylor.clark.lib.wv.us/)