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Hardy County, West Virginia

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25historic places
—earliest paper
1786formed
14,299pop. 2020
15cemeteries
2CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 25 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near Moorefield, Old Fields, Wardensville.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for West Virginia is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Hardy titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

17 of 25 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

25 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Allen, Judge J. W. F., HouseMoorefieldBuilding1983
Buena Vista FarmsOld FieldsBuilding1985
Fort PleasantMoorefieldBuilding1973
Funkhouser, Henry, Farm and Log HouseBakerBuilding2001
Hickory HillPetersburgBuilding1985
Inskeep, P. W., HouseMoorefieldBuilding1985
Kotz, Francis, FarmWardensvilleBuilding2008
Lee, Lighthorse Harry, CabinMathiasBuilding1974
Lost River General StoreLost RiverBuilding2005
Maslin, Thomas, HouseMoorefieldBuilding1979
Mathias, John, HouseMathiasBuilding1978
Meadows, TheMoorefieldBuilding1986
Mill IslandMoorefieldBuilding1973
Moorefield Historic DistrictMoorefieldDistrict1986
New Deal Resources in Lost River State Park Historic DistrictMathaisDistrict2011
Oakland HallMoorefieldBuilding1985
Old Hardy County CourthouseMoorefieldBuilding1974
Old Stone TavernMoorefieldBuilding1979
Stump Family FarmMoorefieldDistrict1998
Switzer, Nicholas, HouseWardensvilleBuilding2008
VanMeter, Garrett, HouseOld FieldsBuilding2001
Westfall PlaceMoorefieldBuilding1985
Willow WallOld FieldsBuilding1973
Willows, TheMoorefieldBuilding1973
Wilson-Kuykendall FarmMoorefieldBuilding1985

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Hardy was formed in 1786 (1786-02-01) from Hampshire.

HARDY created by Virginia from HAMPSHIRE.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Hardy County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).

14k9,9085,518179018001840188019101920196020002020
17901800182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
7,3366,6275,7007,6229,8646,7948,4499,60110,81310,0329,30810,03012,66914,299

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

15 cemeteries and 4 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 15 of 15 listed
NameLatLon
Alum - Bank Cemetery39.09443-78.59186
Baldwin Cemetery39.04852-78.92107
Bethel Cemetery39.16517-78.97609
Burlington Cemetery39.00232-78.9203
Cedar Hill Cemetery38.8892-78.8594
Clagett Cemetery39.09748-78.60333
Crab Run Cemetery38.81911-78.9357
Green Hill Cemetery39.1986-78.96887
Greenwood Cemetery38.96235-78.806
New Dale Cemetery38.99649-78.83808
Oak Hill Cemetery39.06094-78.96078
Old Fields Church Cemetery39.13387-78.95449
Olivet Cemetery39.06276-78.96142
Pine Grove Cemetery39.05223-78.81219
Wilson Cemetery39.06817-78.61648
Historical populated places — 4 of 4
NameLatLon
Doman39.11066-78.8103
Fabius39.094-78.83669
Furnace39.03261-78.60279
Mapleton39.1165-78.93308

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

ABPP

American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.

BattlefieldStudy acresDist.Site ID
Moorefield1,87113.3 kmWV013
Tom'S Brook6,64132.8 kmVA121

Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).

Historical markers

HMdb link

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