Barbour County, West Virginia
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As of the census
of 2000, there are 15,557 people, 6,123 household
s, and 4,365 families residing in the county. The population density
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 couples
living together, 10.30% have a female house
holder 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 income
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.
, Virginia. The region had had no permanent Indian
settlements and so conflicts with Native Americans were relatively infrequent in the early days. Nevertheless, the Talbotts were obliged to leave their homestead several times for safety and twice found it necessary to retreat back east of the Alleghenies, returning each time. No member of this eventually large family was ever killed by Indian attacks.
Over time, parts of the future Barbour County were included in Harrison, Lewis, and Randolph Counties. Barbour County itself was finally and definitively formed in 1843 and named for the late Virginia politician and jurist
Philip Pendleton Barbour
(1783–1841). (Barbour had served as a U.S. Congressman
from Virginia, Speaker of the House, and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.) The settlement of Philippi
— formerly "Anglin's Ford" and "Booth's Ferry" — was platted, named, and made the county seat
in the same year; it was chartered in 1844. By the 1850s, when a major covered bridge
was constructed at Philippi to service travellers on the Beverly-Fairmont Turnpike, the County's population was approaching 10,000 people.
, 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 reenacted
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 Kelley
and Col. Ebenezer Dumont
, with perhaps 3,000 men, arrived from Grafton
and attacked about 800 poorly-armed Confederate
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 Major General
George B. McClellan
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 Wheeling
, the Wheeling Convention
nullified the Virginia ordinance of secession and named Francis H. Pierpont governor. These events would eventually result in the separate statehood of West Virginia.
in 1852, a narrow-gauge railroad was not laid through the County until the early 1880s; a standard gauge line followed in the 1890s.
In 1990, private developers offered Barbour County citizens $4M to $6M annually in host fees to accept out-of-state garbage into a County landfill over the following three decades. Up to 200,000 tons of garbage per month would be delivered. (At the time, the County’s annual budget was only about $1M.) County voters rejected the offer.
Bituminous coal
mining has been significant in Barbour; seven times as much tonnage has been produced from underground as by surface mining
. Natural gas
and oil
wells provide a modest amount of employment. Wholesale lumber
production (wood and wood products) is also present. (The county is a member of the West Virginia Hardwood Alliance Zone.) There is notable production of eggs and horse raising, but the major agricultural products are livestock, forage, dairy foods and orchard fruits.
Census
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of 2000, there are 15,557 people, 6,123 household
Household
The 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 density
Population density
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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 couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 10.30% have a female house
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
holder 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 income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
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 1780 by Richard Talbott — along with his brother Cotteral and sister Charity — about three miles (5 km) downriver from the future site of Philippi. At this time the region was still a part of Monongalia CountyMonongalia County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 81,866 people, 33,446 households, and 18,495 families residing in the county. The population density was 227 people per square mile . There were 36,695 housing units at an average density of 102 per square mile...
, Virginia. The region had had no permanent Indian
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
settlements and so conflicts with Native Americans were relatively infrequent in the early days. Nevertheless, the Talbotts were obliged to leave their homestead several times for safety and twice found it necessary to retreat back east of the Alleghenies, returning each time. No member of this eventually large family was ever killed by Indian attacks.
Over time, parts of the future Barbour County were included in Harrison, Lewis, and Randolph Counties. Barbour County itself was finally and definitively formed in 1843 and named for the late Virginia politician and jurist
Jurist
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Philip Pendleton Barbour
Philip Pendleton Barbour
Philip 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. Congressman
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
from Virginia, Speaker of the House, and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.) The settlement of Philippi
Philippi, West Virginia
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"...
— formerly "Anglin's Ford" and "Booth's Ferry" — was platted, named, and made the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
in the same year; it was chartered in 1844. By the 1850s, when a major covered bridge
Philippi Covered Bridge
The Philippi Covered Bridge, on the Tygart River, is the main local landmark and historical icon of Philippi, West Virginia, USA.The celebrated bridge was commissioned by the General Assembly of Virginia and constructed in 1852 by Lemuel Chenoweth, a well-known Appalachian bridge builder, to...
was constructed at Philippi to service travellers on the Beverly-Fairmont Turnpike, the County's population was approaching 10,000 people.
Civil War
Philippi was the scene of the first land battle of the American Civil WarAmerican Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, 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 reenacted
American Civil War reenactment
American 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 Kelley
Benjamin Franklin Kelley
Benjamin 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 Dumont
Ebenezer Dumont
Ebenezer 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 Grafton
Grafton, West Virginia
Grafton 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 Confederate
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
recruits under the command of Col. George A. Porterfield
George A. Porterfield
George Alexander Porterfield was a junior officer of United States forces in the Mexican-American War, colonel in the Confederate States Army during the first year of the American Civil War and longtime banker in Charles Town, West Virginia after the war...
. 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 Major General
Major general (United States)
In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general...
George B. McClellan
George B. McClellan
George 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 Wheeling
Wheeling, West Virginia
Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia; it is the county seat of Ohio County. Wheeling is the principal city of the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, the Wheeling Convention
Wheeling Convention
The 1861 Wheeling 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 that organized the convention to become West Virginia. The convention was...
nullified the Virginia ordinance of secession and named Francis H. Pierpont governor. These events would eventually result in the separate statehood of West Virginia.
Later history
The economy and infrastructure in Barbour grew steadily, but slowly, through the late 19th century. Although the first railroad had reached nearby GraftonGrafton, West Virginia
Grafton 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...
in 1852, a narrow-gauge railroad was not laid through the County until the early 1880s; a standard gauge line followed in the 1890s.
In 1990, private developers offered Barbour County citizens $4M to $6M annually in host fees to accept out-of-state garbage into a County landfill over the following three decades. Up to 200,000 tons of garbage per month would be delivered. (At the time, the County’s annual budget was only about $1M.) County voters rejected the offer.
Registered Historic Places
- Belington
- Bernard E. Wilmoth HouseBernard E. Wilmoth HouseBernard E. Wilmoth House is a historic home located at Belington, Barbour County, West Virginia. It was built in 1911-1913, and is a 2 1/2 story Queen Anne style house. It is built of speckled tan-colored bricks...
- Bernard E. Wilmoth House
- Berryburg
- AdalandAdalandAdaland, also known as Modisett Mansion, is a historic home located at Berryburg, Barbour County, West Virginia. It was built in 1868 and is a two story, "L"-shaped, Greek Revival style brick house. It sits on a cut fieldstone foundation. Also on the property are a contributing carriage house ...
, restored home of a 19th Century lawyer
- Adaland
- Carrollton
- Carrollton Covered BridgeCarrollton Covered BridgeThe Carrollton Covered Bridge, in Barbour County, West Virginia, USA, is the second longest and third oldest surviving covered bridge in the state. The wooden bridge spans the Buckhannon River near Carrollton and was built in 1856. It underwent repairs in 1978 and was added to the National Register...
- Carrollton Covered Bridge
- Clemtown
- Ida L. Reed Homestead
- Elk City
- J. N. B. Crim House
- Philippi
- Barbour County CourthouseBarbour County CourthouseThe 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 HousePeck-Crim-Chesser HousePeck-Crim-Chesser House is a historic home located at Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA. It was built in 1884, and is a massive, two story red brick house on a limestone foundation. It features highly pitched multiple gables and tall chimneys with corbeled caps.It was listed on the...
- Philippi B & O Railroad StationPhilippi B & O Railroad StationThe 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 BridgePhilippi Covered BridgeThe Philippi Covered Bridge, on the Tygart River, is the main local landmark and historical icon of Philippi, West Virginia, USA.The celebrated bridge was commissioned by the General Assembly of Virginia and constructed in 1852 by Lemuel Chenoweth, a well-known Appalachian bridge builder, to...
- Philippi Historic DistrictPhilippi Historic DistrictPhilippi Historic District is national historic district located at Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA. It encompasses 113 contributing buildings and one contributing structure dating from the mid-19th century through early 20th century...
- Whitescarver HallWhitescarver HallWhitescarver Hall is a historic dormitory building located on the campus of Alderson-Broaddus College at Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia. It was built in 1911-1912, and is a three story white brick building in the Neoclassical style. It measures 40 feet by 90 feet...
- Barbour County Courthouse
Economy
Major employment in Barbour County is provided by health care and social service sectors, retail, education, accommodation and food services, logging and wood product manufacturing, trucking and construction. The largest employers are Alderson-Broaddus College and Broaddus Hospital.Bituminous coal
Bituminous coal
Bituminous coal or black coal is a relatively soft coal containing a tarlike substance called bitumen. It is of higher quality than lignite coal but of poorer quality than Anthracite...
mining has been significant in Barbour; seven times as much tonnage has been produced from underground as by surface mining
Surface mining
Surface mining , is a type of mining in which soil and rock overlying the mineral deposit are removed...
. Natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
and oil
Oil
An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....
wells provide a modest amount of employment. Wholesale lumber
Lumber
Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....
production (wood and wood products) is also present. (The county is a member of the West Virginia Hardwood Alliance Zone.) There is notable production of eggs and horse raising, but the major agricultural products are livestock, forage, dairy foods and orchard fruits.
Incorporated communities
- Town of BelingtonBelington, West VirginiaBelington 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 JuniorJunior, West VirginiaJunior 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 PhilippiPhilippi, West VirginiaPhilippi 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
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Carrollton, West Virginia 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.... Century, West Virginia Century is a census-designated place in Barbour County, West Virginia, USA. Its population was 115 as of the 2010 census.... Corley, Barbour County, West Virginia Corley is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. Corley is located on U.S. Route 250 northwest of Belington.... |
Elk City, West Virginia 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.... Galloway, West Virginia Galloway is an unincorporated census-designated place 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 . Although it is unincorporated, it has a post... |
Hopewell, Barbour County, West Virginia Hopewell is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 1388 feet .... Independence, Barbour County, West Virginia Independence 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.... Kalamazoo, West Virginia Kalamazoo is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, USA.... Kasson, West Virginia Kasson is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. Kasson is northeast of Philippi.... |
Moatsville, West Virginia Moatsville is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. Moatsville is northeast of Philippi. Moatsville has a post office with ZIP code 26405.... |
Pepper, West Virginia Pepper is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. Pepper is west-northwest of Philippi.... Stringtown, Barbour County, West Virginia Stringtown is a small, unincorporated community located along the Stringtown Road near Belington in 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... Talbott, West Virginia Talbott is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, USA.Talbott was settled in 1844.... |
Volga, West Virginia Volga is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. Volga is southwest of Philippi. Volga has a post office with ZIP code 26238.... Weaver Community, West Virginia Weaver Community is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, in the United States.-History:Weaver Community was once a thriving coal town. At one point, in the mid-to-late 19th century, it had three theaters, a wooden boardwalk and a strong economy fueled by the coal industry... |
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Notable natives and residents
- Ann Maria Reeves JarvisAnn JarvisAnn Maria Reeves Jarvis was a social activist and organizer during and after the American Civil War...
(1832–1905), social activistActivismActivism consists of intentional efforts to bring about social, political, economic, or environmental change. Activism can take a wide range of forms from writing letters to newspapers or politicians, political campaigning, economic activism such as boycotts or preferentially patronizing...
who — along with her daughter Anna Marie JarvisAnna JarvisAnna Marie Jarvis is the founder of the Mother's Day holiday in the United States.-Biography:...
(1864–1948) — is credited with founding Mother's DayMother's Day (United States)In the United States, Mother's Day is an annual holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Mother's Day recognizes mothers, motherhood and maternal bonds in general, as well the positive contributions that they make to society....
, lived in the county for several years - William Smith O'Brien (Congressman)William Smith O'Brien (Congressman)William Smith O'Brien was a lawyer and Democratic politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representative .-Biography:...
(1862-1948), born at AudraAudra, West VirginiaAudra is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, USA.Audra State Park is located at Audra on the Middle Fork River.... - Ida Lilliard ReedIda Lilliard ReedIda Lilliard Reed was an American religious writer and music composer from Barbour County, West Virginia. She composed cantatas, poems, and hymns, totaling over 2,000 works....
(1865–1951), hymn writer - Ted CassidyTed CassidyTheodore Crawford Cassidy , known as Ted Cassidy, was an American actor who performed in television and films. At 6 ft 9 in in height, 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 Lurch and "ThingThing (Addams Family)Thing T. Thing, referred to as just Thing, is a fictional character in the The Addams Family. Thing was originally portrayed as a whole person , but was changed to a disembodied hand for the television series...
" on the 1960s TV show The Addams FamilyThe Addams Family (TV series)The 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 GroceLarry GroceLarry Groce is an American singer-songwriter and radio host. Since 1983, Groce has served as the host and artistic director of Mountain Stage, a two-hour live music program produced by West Virginia Public Radio and distributed by NPR. He first entered the national spotlight in 1976 when his...
(b. 1948), noted singer and songwriter, lived near GallowayGalloway, West VirginiaGalloway is an unincorporated census-designated place 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 . Although it is unincorporated, it has a post...
in the late 1980s
Other sources
- Barbour County West Virginia...Another Look (1979), Compiled by The Barbour County Historical Society, Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas, TXDallas, TexasDallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
and Paoli, PAPaoli, PennsylvaniaPaoli is a census-designated place in Chester County near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 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, CODenver, ColoradoThe City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. - Coffman, Mary Stemple and Ethel Park Stemple (1978), Footsteps of Our Fathers: Early Settlers of Tacy (Barbour County) W. Va.; Baltimore.
- Mattaliano, Jane K. and Lois G. Omonde (1994), Milestones: A Pictorial History of Philippi, West Virginia, 1844-1994, Virginia Beach, VirginiaVirginia Beach, VirginiaVirginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...
: The Donning Company Publishers. - Shaffer, John W. (2003), Clash of Loyalties: A Border County in the Civil War, Morgantown, West VirginiaMorgantown, West VirginiaMorgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is the county seat of Monongalia County. Placed along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown metropolitan area...
: West Virginia University PressWest Virginia University PressWest Virginia University Press, sometimes referred to as WVU Press, is a university press that is part of West Virginia University. Founded in the 1960s, WVU Press focuses not only on topics related to West Virginia and Appalachia, but also broader topics, such as Medieval European Studies and...
. - Smith, Barbara and Carl Briggs (2000), Barbour County (Series: Images of America), Arcadia PublishingArcadia PublishingArcadia Publishing is an American publisher of local history.-History:It was founded in Dover, New Hampshire in 1993 by United Kingdom-based Tempus Publishing, but became independent in 2004....
, Charleston, SCCharleston, South CarolinaCharleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
. - Zinn, W.D. (1931), The Story of Woodbine Farm, Buckhannon, West VirginiaBuckhannon, West VirginiaBuckhannon 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. Buckhannon is home to West Virginia Wesleyan College and the West Virginia Strawberry Festival,...
: Kent Reger, Job Printer. (A detailed account of life and work on a Barbour County [Shooks Run] farm in the late-19th/early-20th centuries.)