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English: This is a locator map showing Marion County in West Virginia. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006:
Marion County was created by an act of the Virginia Assembly on January 14, 1842, from parts of Monongalia and Harrison Counties. It was named after General Francis Marion, of American Revolutionary War fame, known to history as "The Swamp Fox". [4] 1852 was an eventful time in Marion County's history, starting with the great flood on Monday ...
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]
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]
Jordan is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Jordan is located along the Monongahela River 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northeast of Fairmont. [2] The community most likely derives its name from one Mr. Jorgensen, a mining official. [3]
Highland is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Highland is located on the West Fork River , 1.25 miles (2.01 km) west of Worthington . [ 2 ]
Pleasant View is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Pleasant View is located along U.S. Route 19 , 1.3 miles (2.1 km) north of Rivesville . [ 2 ]
It is immediately south of the larger city and county seat of Fairmont, West Virginia. The city is also adjacent to the Tygart Valley River . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 3.41 square miles (8.83 km 2 ), of which 3.23 square miles (8.37 km 2 ) is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km 2 ) is water.