Buchanan County, Virginia
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About Buchanan County
Buchanan County is a United States county in far western Virginia, the only county in the state to border both West Virginia and Kentucky. The county is part of the Southwest Virginia region and lies in the rugged Appalachian Plateau portion of the Appalachian Mountains. Its county seat is Grundy. Buchanan County was established in 1858 from parts of Russell and Tazewell counties, and it was named in honor of then-President James Buchanan. Local pronunciation differs from that of the 15th president's surname; here the county is pronounced as
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Facts
Buchanan County at a glance
- County seat
- Grundy
- Population
- 20,355 (2020)
- Land area
- 504 sq mi
- Founded
- 1858
Communities
Largest communities in Buchanan County
- Grundy County seatpopulation 875
- Vansantpopulation 442
- Big Rockpopulation 199
- Breakspopulation 144
History
History of Buchanan County
The county was formed in 1858 from parts of Russell and Tazewell counties. It was named for James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States. In 1876, Grundy was chosen and designated by the legislature as the county seat of Buchanan County, it was named in honor of Felix Grundy, a United States Senator from Tennessee. In 1880, the southwestern part of Buchanan County was combined with parts of Russell and Wise counties to become Dickenson County. Helen Timmons Henderson (1877–1925) participated in the work of the Buchanan Mission School at Council, Virginia. She and Sarah Lee Fain (1888–1962) of Norfolk were the first two women to be elected to the Virginia General Assembly. They were both Democrats in the House of Delegates.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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