Scott County Virginia History - VA Genealogy

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History of
Scott
County
,
Virginia
By Robert M. Addington,
1932
385 pages, illustrated, indexed and searchable
- Bonus –
History of
Southwest Virginia
1746-1786
&
Washington
County
1777-1870
Published 1903
900+ pages
Bonus –
Virginia
Counties
& Cities Timeline
(Details below)
Bonus – Carry Me Back To Old Virginny (MP3)
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Scott
County
was formed by an act of the general assembly on November 24, 1814, from parts of
Washington
, Lee, and
Russell
Counties
and was named for General Winfield Scott. In 1856, part of
Scott
County
was taken to form part of
Wise
County
. The first court was
held in a dwelling at Big Moccasin Gap in 1815, and the first public free schools were opened in 1870. The county seat is
Gate
City
This text begins with
Scott
County
territory as claimed by the French prior to 1763. The final chapters include interesting facts and
figures from a survey made in 1930. Filling the pages between with great variety, Addington shares an abundance of knowledge.
In addition to history about the first Courts and "Interesting Court Orders," schools, homes and churches, social life, customs etc., the
author includes more than thirty biographical sketches.
"Some Important Dates in Scott County History" begins with 1749 and goes
through 1887. His stories of lndian attacks include the defense of
Fort
Blackmore
, in which Daniel Boone figured prominently. He also
tells about
Scott
County
during the Civil War and the later hardships of World War I. The chapter 4 about "Old-Time Schools" is
fascinating. By following instructions in his descriptive narration, one could easily play the old-time games today.
Thomas McCulloch, the first settler, located in 1769 on Big Moccasin Creek near
Fort
Houston
. From 1769 to 1782, many people came
to live in what is now
Scott
County
and settlements increased until they reached nearly all sections. In 1790, strongly-built houses
began to take the place of forts; and one of these, the Old Kilgore Fort House, about 2 miles west of Nickelsville, is still standing. It is
probably the oldest house in the county.
The early settlers were mainly Scots-Irish, though some were of English descent. They came from eastern
Virginia
, from
Augusta
County
,
Virginia
, from the
Yadkin
Valley
in
North Carolina
, and a few from
Ireland
. Some of the thousands who traveled the old
Wilderness road on their way westward grew weary of traveling, turned aside, and settled in the
Scott
County
territory. A string of
log cabins soon lined the Wilderness Road from the Blockhouse to Cain Gap in
Powell
Mountain
.
Scott County Towns
Unincorporated communities
Notable Scott Countians
Clinchport
Fort
Blackmore
June Carter Cash
Duffield
Hiltons
The Carter Family
Dungannon
Maces Spring
Jerry Kilgore
Gate
City
Yuma
Riley Franklin McConnell (USS McConnell)
Nickelsville
Weber
City
Bonus –
Virginia
Counties & Cities Timeline
Summarized from “
Virginia
Counties
– Those Resulting from
Virginia
Legislation”
Published 1916
This is a 21 page chart summarizing, in date order, the formation of all 180
Virginia
counties now located in the present day states of
Virginia
,
West
Virginia
and
Kentucky
.
Also includes information on the 90 independent cities of
Virginia
.
Begins in 1634 with the eight original shires, continues through 1776 with the first county in present day
Kentucky
, and 1779 with
the first county in present day
West Virginia
.
Dickenson was the last new Virginia county, formed 1880.
In 1920
Alexandria
County
was renamed
Arlington
County
.
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