Barbour County is a
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located in north-central
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, USA. It was formed in 1843 when the region was still part of the state of
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PhilippiPhilippi is a city in — and the county seat of — Barbour County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 2,870 at the 2000 census. In 1861, the city was the site of the Battle of Philippi, known as "The Philippi Races"...
, the
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, was chartered in 1844. Both county and city were named for
Philip Pendleton BarbourPhilip Pendleton Barbour was a U.S. Congressman from Virginia and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was also the brother of Virginia governor and U.S. Secretary of War James Barbour as well as the first cousin of John S. Barbour and first cousin, once removed of John S...
(1783-1841), a
U.S. CongressmanThe United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election....
from Virginia and Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Battle of Philippi, also known as the "Philippi Races", was fought in Barbour County on June 3, 1861.
Barbour County is a
countyA county is a land area of local government within a country. A county may have cities and towns within its area. Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count .Counts are called earls in post-Celtic Britain, Ireland and France—the term is from Old...
located in north-central
West VirginiaWest Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast...
, USA. It was formed in 1843 when the region was still part of the state of
VirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" because it is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents. The geography and climate of the state are shaped by the Blue...
.
PhilippiPhilippi is a city in — and the county seat of — Barbour County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 2,870 at the 2000 census. In 1861, the city was the site of the Battle of Philippi, known as "The Philippi Races"...
, the
county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...
, was chartered in 1844. Both county and city were named for
Philip Pendleton BarbourPhilip Pendleton Barbour was a U.S. Congressman from Virginia and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was also the brother of Virginia governor and U.S. Secretary of War James Barbour as well as the first cousin of John S. Barbour and first cousin, once removed of John S...
(1783-1841), a
U.S. CongressmanThe United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election....
from Virginia and Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Battle of Philippi, also known as the "Philippi Races", was fought in Barbour County on June 3, 1861. Although a minor action, it is generally considered the first land engagement of the
American Civil WarThe American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several other names, was a civil war in the United States of America. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America...
.
Alderson-Broaddus CollegeAlderson-Broaddus College — informally known as "A-B" — is a private, four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the West Virginia Baptist Convention located in Philippi, West Virginia, USA...
, an
American BaptistThe American Baptist Churches USA is a Baptist Christian denomination within the United States. The denomination maintains headquarters in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania...
institution, is located in the county. The College's
Physician AssistantA physician assistant ' is a healthcare professional licensed to practice medicine with supervision of a licensed physician. A physician assistant is concerned with preventing, maintaining, and treating human illness and injury by providing a broad range of health care services that are...
(PA) program is one of the oldest and best established in the world.
As of 2000, the population of Barbour County was 15,557.
Geography
According to the
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, the county has a total area of 343 square miles (888 km²), of which, 341 square miles (883 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it is water. The total area is 0.57% water.
Major highways
U.S. Highway 119
U.S. Highway 250
West Virginia Route 20
West Virginia Route 38
West Virginia Route 57
West Virginia Route 76
West Virginia Route 92
Adjacent counties
- Taylor County
Taylor County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 16,089. Its county seat is Grafton. Named for Sen. John Taylor of Caroline, it was formed in 1844....
(north)
- Tucker County
Tucker County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 7,321. Its county seat is Parsons. Tucker County was created in 1856 from a part of Randolph County, then part of Virginia. In 1871, a small part of Barbour County, West Virginia, was...
(east)
- Randolph County
Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 28,262. Its county seat is Elkins.-Geography:...
(southeast)
- Upshur County
Upshur County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 23,404. 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 statesman and jurist...
(southwest)
- Harrison County
Harrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 68,652. The county seat is Clarksburg. Harrison County is part of the Clarksburg, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:According to the U.S...
(west)
- Preston County
Preston County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is part of the Morgantown, West Virginia, Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Pittsburgh DMA. It was formed from Monongalia County in 1818 and named for Virginia Governor James Patton Preston. As of 2000, the population...
(northeast)
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there are 15,557 people, 6,123
householdThe household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
s, and 4,365 families residing in the county. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
is 46 people per square mile (18/km²). There are 7,348 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county is 97.36% White, 0.49% Black or African American, 0.71% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 6,123 households out of which 30.10% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% are
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 10.30% have a female
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Mathematical topics named after A.S...
with no husband present, and 28.70% are non-families. 25.10% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.60% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.47 and the average family size is 2.94.
In the county, the population is spread out with 23.00% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $24,729, and the median income for a family is $29,722. Males have a median income of $24,861 versus $17,433 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the county is $12,440. 22.60% of the population and 18.40% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 32.00% of those under the age of 18 and 16.70% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Settlement and formation
The first white settlement in present-day Barbour County was established in 1782 by Richard Talbott about two miles upriver from the future site of Philippi. The region had had no permanent
IndianNative Americans in the United States is the phrase that describes indigenous peoples from North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii. They comprise a large number of distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of...
settlements and so conflicts with Native Americans were relatively infrequent in the early days.
Barbour County was formed in 1843 and named for the late Virginia politician and
juristA jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
Philip Pendleton BarbourPhilip Pendleton Barbour was a U.S. Congressman from Virginia and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was also the brother of Virginia governor and U.S. Secretary of War James Barbour as well as the first cousin of John S. Barbour and first cousin, once removed of John S...
(1783-1841). (Barbour had served as a
U.S. CongressmanThe United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election....
from Virginia, Speaker of the House, and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.)
Civil War
Philippi was the scene of the first land battle of the
American Civil WarThe American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several other names, was a civil war in the United States of America. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America...
, on June 3, 1861. The battle was later lampooned as the "Philippi Races" because of the hurried retreat by the Confederate troops encamped in the town. The battle is
reenactedAmerican Civil War reenactment is an effort to recreate the appearance of a particular battle or other event associated with the American Civil War by hobbyists known as Civil War reenactors or Civil War recreationists...
every June during the town's 'Blue and Gray Reunion.'
At daylight on June 3, two columns of Union forces under the command of Col.
Benjamin Franklin KelleyBenjamin Franklin Kelley was an American soldier who served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role in several military campaigns in West Virginia and Maryland....
and Col.
Ebenezer DumontEbenezer Dumont was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, as well as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
, with perhaps 3,000 men, arrived from
GraftonGrafton is a city in, and county seat of, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 5,489 at the 2000 census. The only two national cemeteries in West Virginia are located in Grafton. Mother's Day was founded in Grafton on May 10, 1908; the city is the home to the International Mother's...
and attacked about 800 poorly-armed
ConfederateThe Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America during its brief existence from 1861 to 1865. It was established in two phases with provisional and permanent organizations, which existed concurrently....
recruits under the command of Col. George A. Porterfield. The Union troops had marched all night through a heavy rain storm to arrive just before daylight. The surprise attack awakened the sleeping Confederates. After firing a few shots at the advancing Union troops, the Southerners broke lines and began running frantically to the south, some still in their bed clothes.
The Union victory in a relatively bloodless battle propelled the young
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George B. McClellanGeorge Brinton McClellan was a major general during the American Civil War. He organized the famous Army of the Potomac and served briefly as the general-in-chief of the Union Army. Early in the war, McClellan played an important role in raising a well-trained and organized army for the Union...
into the national spotlight, and he would soon be given command of all Union armies. The battle also inspired more vocal protests in the Western part of Virginia against secession. A few days later in
WheelingWheeling is the city and the seat of Ohio County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Most of the city lies in Ohio County, though annexations have also included portions of Marshall County. Wheeling is considered part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State area and is the principal city of the Wheeling...
, the
Wheeling ConventionThe 1861 Wheeling Convention was held at West Virginia Independence Hall in Wheeling. The convention was a series of two meetings that ultimately repealed the Ordinance of Secession passed by Virginia, thus establishing the Restored government of Virginia, which ultimately authorized the counties...
nullified the Virginia ordinance of secession and named Francis H. Pierpont governor. These events would eventually result in the separate statehood of West Virginia.
Registered Historic Places in Barbour County
- Belington
- Berryburg
- Adaland, restored home of a 19th Century lawyer
- Carrollton
- Carrollton Covered Bridge
The Carrollton Covered Bridge, in Barbour County, West Virginia, USA, is the second longest and third oldest surviving covered bridge in the state. It spans the Buckhannon River near Carrollton and was built in 1856. It underwent repairs in 1978 and was added to the National Register of Historic...
- Clemtown
- Elk City
- Philippi
- Barbour County Courthouse
The Barbour County Courthouse in Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA is a monumental public building constructed between 1903 to 1905 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It dominates the town center and is the county's chief symbol of government...
- Peck-Crim-Chesser House
- Philippi B & O Railroad Station
The Philippi B&O Railroad Station was built in 1911 on a prominent site in Philippi, West Virginia. The Mission style building is an unusual representative of that style in West Virginia. After passenger service to Philippi ceased in 1956, the building was used by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as...
- Philippi Covered Bridge
The Philippi Covered Bridge is the main local landmark and historical icon of Philippi, West Virginia, USA. It was commissioned by the General Assembly of Virginia and constructed in 1852 by Lemuel Chenoweth, a well-known Appalachian bridge builder, to provide a link on an important segment of the...
- Philippi Historic District
- Whitescarver Hall
Incorporated communities
- Town of Belington
Belington is a City in Barbour County, West Virginia, along the Tygart Valley River. The population was 1,788 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:Belington is located at ....
- Town of Junior
Junior is a town in Barbour County, West Virginia in the USA, along the Tygart Valley River. The population was 450 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Junior is located at ....
- City of Philippi
Philippi is a city in — and the county seat of — Barbour County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 2,870 at the 2000 census. In 1861, the city was the site of the Battle of Philippi, known as "The Philippi Races"...
Unincorporated communities
- Adaland
- Arden
Arden is a small unincorporated community located along the Tygart Valley River in Barbour County in the north central portion of the U.S. state of West Virginia....
- Audra
Audra is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. Audra State Park is located within Audra on the Middle Fork River.- External links :...
- Bear Mountain
- Berryburg
Berryburg is an unincorporated community in Barbour County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Berryburg lies to the northwest of Philippi on West Virginia Route 76.- External links :...
- Berryburg Junction
- Boulder
- Brownton
- Calhoun
- Carrollton
Carrollton is an unincorporated community in Barbour County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Carrollton is known for its Carrollton Covered Bridge over the Buckhannon River, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.- External links :...
- Century
- Century Junction
- Claude
- Clemtown
- Corder Crossing
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Corley
Cove Run
Dartmoor
Dent
Elk City Elk City is an unincorporated community in Barbour County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Elk City lies along West Virginia Route 57 and takes its name from nearby Elk Creek.- External links :...
Finegan Ford
Gage
GallowayGalloway is an unincorporated community in northwestern Barbour County, West Virginia, USA. It lies along West Virginia Route 76 northwest of the city of Philippi, the county seat of Barbour County. Its elevation is 1,073 feet , and it is located at...
Hall
Hiram
Hopewell
IndependenceIndependence is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, USA. Independence is located south of Philippi on County Route 30 near the Tygart Valley River. The community is centered around and named for the Independence School there....
Jones
KalamazooKalamazoo is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, USA.- External links :...
Kasson |
Kirt
Lantz
Longview
Mansfield
Meadowville
Meriden
Middle Fork
Moatsville
Mount Liberty
Murphy
Nestorville
Overfield
Peeltree
Pepper
Pleasure Valley |
Rangoon Rangoon is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, USA. It is located on county route 11 along the Buckhannon River, about three miles from the community of Audra...
StringtownStringtown is a small, unincorporated community located along the Stringtown Road near Belington, Barbour County, West Virginia. It traces its route from east to west beginning on West Virginia Route 92, until it intersects with Cross Road, which exits back onto WV 92, turns south until it...
Tacy
Talbott
Tygart Junction
Union
Valley Bend
Valley Furnace
Vannoys Mill
Volga
Weaver CommunityWeaver Community is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, in the United States.-History:Weaver Community was once an economically impressive area. At one point, in the mid to late 1800s, it had three theaters, a wooden boardwalk and a strong economy fueled by the coal...
Wellington Heights
Werner
West Junior |
Notable natives and residents
- Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis
Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis was a social actitivist and organizer during and after the American Civil War...
(1832-1905), social activistActivism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social change, political change, economic justice, or environmental wellbeing...
who — along with her daughter Anna Marie JarvisAnna Marie Jarvis is the founder of the Mother's Day holiday in the United States of America.-Biography:...
(1864-1948) — is credited with founding Mother's DayMother's Day is an annual holiday that recognizes mothers, motherhood and maternal bonds in general, as well the positive contributions that they make to society. In the United States, it is celebrated on the second Sunday in May.-History:...
, lived in the county for several years
- Ida Lilliard Reed
Ida Lilliard Reed was a religious writer and music composer...
(1865-1951), hymn writer
- Ted Cassidy
Theodore Crawford Cassidy , known as Ted Cassidy, was an American actor and voice actor who performed in television and films. Extremely tall at 6 feet 9 inches , he tended to play unusual characters in offbeat or science-fiction series such as Star Trek and I Dream of Jeannie...
(1932-79), actor who played LurchLurch is a fictional character created by cartoonist Charles Addams as a manservant to The Addams Family. In the original television series, Lurch was played by Ted Cassidy, who also voiced the character in the first animated series, as well as the episode of The New Scooby-Doo Movies cartoon that...
and "ThingThing T. Thing, referred to as just Thing, is a fictional character in the The Addams Family. Thing takes the form of a disembodied hand who performs various useful functions for the family.-Appearances:...
" on the 1960s TV show The Addams FamilyThe Addams Family is an American television series based on the characters in Charles Addams' New Yorker cartoons. The 30-minute series was shot in black-and-white and aired for two seasons in 64 installments on ABC from September 18, 1964 to April 8, 1966...
- Larry Groce
Larry Groce is an American singer, songwriter, musician and radio host. During his early four-year recording career as a family-oriented country music singer-songwriter, he became a one-hit wonder with the Top Ten novelty hit "Junk Food Junkie" in 1976...
(b. 1948), noted singer and songwriter, lived near GallowayGalloway is an unincorporated community in northwestern Barbour County, West Virginia, USA. It lies along West Virginia Route 76 northwest of the city of Philippi, the county seat of Barbour County. Its elevation is 1,073 feet , and it is located at...
in the late 1980s
See also
- Audra State Park
Audra State Park is a West Virginia state park located on in southwestern Barbour County. It was established around the remnants of an early nineteenth century gristmill and the tiny community of Audra. A gristmill spillway is still visible in the river....
- Barbour County Schools
- USS Barbour County (LST-1195)
USS Barbour County was the seventeenth ship of the s of the United States Navy.Named after Barbour County, Alabama and Barbour County, West Virginia. She was laid down on 7 November 1970 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Corporation and launched on 15 May 1971,...
- Teter Creek Lake Wildlife Management Area
Teter Creek Lake Wildlife Management Area, is located about 3 miles east of the community of Meadowville, West Virginia in Barbour County. Teter Creek Lake WMA is located on of sloping terrain along the shores of Teter Creek Lake.
The WMA is accessed from County Route 9 east of...
Other sources
- Barbour County West Virginia...Another Look (1979), Compiled by The Barbour County Historical Society, Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas, TX
Dallas , with a population of 1,279,910, is the third-largest city in Texas and the 8th-largest in the United States. The city is the main economic center of the 12-county Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area that according to the March 2009 U.S. Census Bureau release, had a population of...
and Paoli, PAPaoli is a census-designated place located in Chester County, Pennsylvania near Philadelphia. It is situated in portions of two townships: Tredyffrin and Willistown...
.
- Coonts, Violet Gadd (2nd ed, May 1991), The Western Waters: Early Settlers of Eastern Barbour County, West Virginia, Assisted by Gilbert Gray Coonts and Harold Cart Gadd, Published by Stephen P. Coonts, Denver, CO
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the state of Colorado, in the United States. Denver is a consolidated city-county located in the South Platte River Valley on the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
.
- Maxwell, Hu (1899), The History of Barbour County, From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time, The Acme Publishing Company, Morgantown, W.Va.
Morgantown is a city in and the county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States, on the banks of the Monongahela River. Part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State region, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and is the principal city of the Morgantown, West Virginia...
. (Reprinted, McClain Printing CompanyThe McClain Printing Company is a printing company specializing in books of West Virginia history and lore. The company was incorporated in 1958 in Parsons, West Virginia as an outgrowth of the local weekly newspaper, the Parsons Advocate.-History:...
, Parsons, W.Va.The town of Parsons is the county seat of Tucker County, West Virginia, in the United States. The population was 1,463 at the 2000 census. The town was named for Ward Parsons, described by one source as having once owned the land on which the town was built, and by another as having been an aged...
, 1968.)
- Shaffer, John W. (2003), Clash of Loyalties: A Border County in the Civil War, Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown is a city in and the county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States, on the banks of the Monongahela River. Part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State region, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and is the principal city of the Morgantown, West Virginia...
: West Virginia University PressWest Virginia University Press , founded in the 1960s, is a university press that is part of West Virginia University. It focuses on coal mining and other state-related topics, but publishes on broader topics as well.-External links:*...
.
- Smith, Barbara and Carl Briggs (2000), Barbour County (Series: Images of America), Arcadia Publishing
Arcadia Publishing is an American publisher of local history. It was founded in Dover, New Hampshire in 1993 by United Kingdom-based Tempus Publishing, but became independent in 2004....
, Charleston, SCCharleston is a city in Charleston County, South Carolina in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is the largest city and county seat of Charleston County. The city was founded as Charlestown or Charles Towne, Carolina in 1670, and moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of...
.
- Zinn, W.D. (1931), The Story of Woodbine Farm, Buckhannon, West Virginia
Buckhannon is the only incorporated city in and the county seat of Upshur County, West Virginia, United States, and is located along the Buckhannon River. The population was 5,725 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, it has reached a population above 7,500. Buckhannon is home to West Virginia Wesleyan...
: Kent Reger, Job Printer. (A detailed account of life and work on a Barbour Co. [Shooks Run] farm in the late-19th/early-20th centuries.)
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