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Subject: Re: Logan County Formation
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 19:40:31 EDT

I didn't mention the fact that originally Logan took land from Kanawha,
Cabell, Giles, and Tazewell Cos. The geographic factors sure can complicate
research.


>
> Hello - Jim Burgess suggested that I get familiar with Va. county
> formation.
> Would you all look at all the names Logan Co. has had in the past!! Were
> the
> Dingesses the first white settlers as Ragland says? I read that there were
>
> two Indian villages around Logan too. This does apply to Boone, Mingo, and
>
> Wyoming Counties too.
> Rick Stewart
>
> Spotsylvania County 1721
> Orange 1734
> Augusta 1745
> Botetourt 1770
> Fincastle 1772
> Montgomery 1777
> Greenbrier 1778
> Kanawha 1789
> Cabell 1809
> Logan 1824 - included Mingo, Wyoming, Raleigh or Fayette
> 1843 - Wayne and Fayette formed - took Logan area
> 1847 - Boone formed
> 1850 - Wyoming formed
>
> I assume Logan County has had it's present area since 1850 except for Mingo
>
> splitting off in the 1890s.
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