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West Virginia: Grant County History
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Grant County History
Early History of Grant County, West Virginia
Grant County was created by an act of the state legislature on February 14, 1866 from parts of Hardy County. It was named in honor of General Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885), graduate of the Military Academy at West Point, General of the Union Army during the Civil War, Secretary of War (1868), and 18th President of the United States (1869-1877). Although his two Presidential Administrations were rocked by scandals, and historians generally consider him one of the nation's least respected Presidents, he remained very popular with the public for his accomplishments during the Civil War..
When the county was originally formed, the county seat was temporarily held at John May's Mill, near the North Fork of Luney's Creek. Soon afterwards, a courthouse was constructed in Maysville, named for John and Henry May, two brothers who settled there in 1831.
Most historians believe that Petersburg, the current site for the county seat, was named for Jacob Peterson in 1745. He operated the first general store in the area. Others suggest that it may have been named for Peter Jefferson, father of Thomas Jefferson, who was part of the John Lewis surveying party that passed through the county in 1746.
When the first post office was opened within the present site of Petersburg in 1833 the town was renamed Lunice Creek because Virginia already had a Petersburg. The town was incorporated in 1845 as Lunice Creek. The original name for the town was restored when West Virginia became a state. The town was incorporated by the West Virginia legislature in 1910.
The Fairfax Stone, marking Maryland's southwestern border, is situated in the extreme western angle of the county. It was placed there on October 17, 1746.
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