Giles County, Virginia
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Giles County History

Giles County was established in 1806 from Montgomery, Monroe, Tazewell and Wythe counties.  William Branch Giles who was born in Amelia County in 1762, is the inspiration behind the name.  He became a lawyer and was elected to the United States Hous e of Representatives, serving from 1790 to 1815.  Giles also served on the Virg inia General Assembly until he was elected Governor in 1827.

Giles County is the location of Mountain Lake, one of only two natural fresh water lakes in Virginia.
The Lake drains into Little Stony Creek, which passes over "The Cascades", a sp ectacular waterfall, before reaching the New River

The county seat is Pearisburg

INCORPORATED TOWNS
Glen Lyn - Narrows - Pearisburg - Pembroke - Rich Creek 

UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES
Eggleston - Goldbond - Hoges Chapel - Kimballton - Maybrook -
Newport - Prospectdale - Ripplemead - Staffordsville - White Gate
 



Giles County Data
 

 

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Website Updates:
Jan 2023:

News-Misc: Mountain Lake ; STEWART , Dorchester CCC Camp , BOOTH ; News-Crime: LOWE/JOHNSON ; News-ACCIDENT : BURTON , TERRELL ; News-Gossip : HARDWICK, FARRIER, TALBOT, WILLIAMS ; News-Obits: HETHERINGTON

Colored Poll Books of 1867 :  (Complete -  Districts 1-4) ; Obituaries:  WHITAKER;   County Records-Naturalizations: JAGER/ZEIGER, KNOLL, WESENDONCK, WOLF, WRIGHT ; Census: List of Free Person of Color 1816, 1817; Slavery Records: Record of Slave that have Escaped during the War of 1861-1863 ; Indentures of Apprenticeships: ALLEN, BLANKENSHIP, ISLAND ; Biographies: MASON

Mar 2024:

1835 Giles Pensions

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Surrounding Parishes and Counties
* Summers County, WV - north
* Monroe County, WV - north
* Mercer County, WV - northwest
* Craig County - east
* Montgomery County - southeast
* Pulaski County - south
* Bland County - west
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