Grantsville

Established in 1865 and named for Ulysses Grant, the town became the county seat in 1869, replacing Arnoldsburg.

Population 2010 Census: 561
Median Age: 47.1 years

Courthouse: Completed 1940
Architect: Theodore T. Sansbury

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Primary Sources Online
First Meeting of Calhoun County Court
Minority Report on Calhoun County Seat Question
Calhoun County Seat Question: Rachel Cutlip vs. Sheriff of Calhoun County
1960 Presidential Campaign in Calhoun County

Civil War
Fight with Guerillas:The Moccasin Rangers, 1861
Exciting News From Calhoun County, 1862
The Reported Capture of Major Trimble and His Men, 1862
More Bushwhackers, 1862
Guerrillas Killed, 1864
Union Militia Rosters: Calhoun County
Calhoun County Union Militia Letters, Folder 6
Calhoun County Union Militia Letters, Folder 9

Photographs
Photographs of Schools in Calhoun County

Secondary Sources Online
List of Calhoun County Legislators
After Thirteen Years Of Dispute Grantsville Became A County Seat

West Virginia Veterans Memorial Biographies
Addie Duffield
Victor Hamilton
Ray Clarence Pettit
Bill W. Richardson
James Frances Settles
Darrell Charles West