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Alleghany County, VirginiaAlleghany County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameAllegheny, which is an old Indian word meaning "endless," was used to describe the mountains range known as the Applachians. It has been used to describe one specific range, starting in north central Pennsylvania and running south-southwest into the western part of Virginia. Part of the crest of this mountain forms the boundary line between the state of West Virginia and The Old Dominion. Allegheny has been spelled a number of ways when taken from the Indian pronunciation, and used for counties, cities, towns, rivers and mountains Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryIt was formed from Bath, Botetout and Monroe (West Virginia) Counties on January 5, 1822, and additional parts of Bath (1823) and Monroe (1843) were added. It area is 444 square miles, and the county seat is Covington. The former independent city of Clifton Forge reverted to the county in 2001. [Virginia Counties: Those Resulting from Virginia Legislation, by Morgan Poitiaux Robinson, originally published as Bulletin of the Virginia State Library, Volume 9, January, April, July 1916, reprinted 1992 by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD.] Alleghany County was named for the Allegheny Mountains, although it has a variant spelling. It was formed from
Bath, Botetout and Monroe (West Virginia) Counties in 1822, and additional parts of Bath (1823) and Monroe (1843)
were added. It area is 444 square miles, and the county seat is Covington. The former independent city of Clifton
Forge reverted to the county in 2001. The population is 12,926 according to the 2000 census. Neighboring Counties:
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