Pulaski County, Virginia
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 24 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1969. Most listings are in or near Pulaski, Dublin, Radford.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP7 of 24 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
24 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Back Creek Farm | Dublin | 1975 |
| Belle-Hampton | Dublin | 1989 |
| Calfee Athletic Field | Pulaski | 2000 |
| Calfee Training School | Pulaski | 2022 |
| Claremont Elementary School | Pulaski | 2021 |
| Dalton Theatre Building | Pulaski | 1979 |
| Draper Historic District | Draper | 2020 |
| Dublin Historic District | Dublin | 1992 |
| Fairview District Home | Dublin | 1997 |
| Hoge, John, House | Belspring | 1988 |
| Howe, Haven B., House | Dublin | 2008 |
| Ingles Ferry | Radford | 1969 |
| New Dublin Presbyterian Church | Dublin | 2004 |
| Newbern Historic District | Newbern | 1979 |
| Pulaski County Courthouse | Pulaski | 1982 |
| Pulaski High School | Pulaski | 2023 |
| Pulaski Historic Commercial District | Pulaski | 1986 |
| Pulaski Historic Residential District | Pulaski | 1988 |
| Pulaski South Historic Residential and Industrial District | Pulaski | 1991 |
| Rockwood | Dublin | 2005 |
| Snowville Christian Church | Snowville | 1987 |
| Snowville Historic District | Snowville | 1987 |
| Spring Dale | Dublin | 2003 |
| St. Albans Hospital | Radford | 2020 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBPulaski was formed in 1839 (1839-03-30) from Montgomery, Wythe.
PULASKI created from MONTGOMERY and WYTHE.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusPulaski County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,739 | 5,416 | 8,755 | 14,609 | 17,111 | 22,767 | 27,758 | 27,258 | 35,229 | 35,127 | 33,800 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS22 cemeteries and 4 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 22 of 22 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Anderson-Vickers Cemetery |
| Byrd Cemetery |
| Cecil Cemetery |
| Cecil Chapel Cemetery |
| Dublin Cemetery |
| Highland Emmanuel Cemetery |
| Highland Memory Gardens |
| Hurst Cemetery |
| Hurst Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Morgan Cemetery |
| Mountain View Cemetery |
| New Dublin Cemetery |
| New River Cemetery |
| Newbern Cemetery |
| Oakwood Cemetery |
| Pinehurst Cemetery |
| Rhoades Cemetery |
| Shiloh Cemetery |
| Snowville Cemetery |
| Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery |
| Sunrise Burial Park |
Historical populated places — 4 of 4
| Name |
|---|
| Altoona Mines |
| Churchwood |
| Clark |
| Sassin |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Civil War battlefields nearby
ABPPAmerican Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.
| Battlefield | Study acres | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Cloyd'S Mountain | 907 | 12.1 km |
| Cove Mountain | 473 | 32.4 km |
Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).
Historical markers
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