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In 1863, West Virginia's counties were divided into civil townships, with the intention of encouraging local government. This proved impractical in the heavily rural state, and in 1872 the townships were converted into magisterial districts. [5] Pleasants County was divided into six districts: Grant, Jefferson, Lafayette, McKim, Union, and ...
The U.S. state of West Virginia has 55 counties. Fifty of them existed at the time of the Wheeling Convention in 1861, during the American Civil War, when those counties seceded from the Commonwealth of Virginia to form the new state of West Virginia. [1] West Virginia was admitted as a separate state of the United States on June 20, 1863. [2]
Buildings and structures in Pleasants County, West Virginia (2 C, 3 P) G. Geography of Pleasants County, West Virginia (3 C) P.
The following is a list of West Virginia Confederate Units which were composed mostly or notably by citizens of the 50 counties of western Virginia which eventually became West Virginia. These units, with the exception of the Kentucky units, are designated "Virginia", as were the Union regiments from western Virginia.
In these counties, the new magisterial districts are used only for the allocation of county officials, and the collection of census data; the former magisterial districts continue to exist in the form of tax districts. [6] A List of the current and former magisterial districts of West Virginia, sorted by county: [1] [7]
St. Marys is a city in and the county seat of Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States. [5] The population was 1,847 at the 2020 census. [3]
Eureka is an unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States. Eureka is located on the banks of the Ohio River and West Virginia Route 2, 1 mile (1.6 km) west-southwest of Belmont. [2] Eureka had a post office, which closed on January 16, 1993. [3] The community was named Eureka after oil was discovered in the area. [4]
Schultz is an unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States. The community was named after Christian Schultz, a pioneer settler. [2]