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Preston County, West Virginia - - 1900 Federal Census Team Transcription
Microfilm # T623-1770
ED# Enumeration Description: Status Transcriber Proofreader
99 Grant Magisterial Dist. (part) including Brandonville town
All of district east of a line beginning at a point where the Kingwood and Bruceton Pike crosses the Pleasant and Grant district line, thence with said pike in a northerly direction to the corporation line of the town of Brucetion, thence with said corporation line on the east side of said town to where said corporation line crosses the waters of Sandy Creek, thence up said creek to forks of same, and thence with western branch of same to Pennsylvania line
     
100 Grant Magisterial Dist. (part) including Bruceton town
All of district west of a line beginning at a point where the Kingwood and Bruceton Pike crosses the Pleasant and Grant district line, thence with said pike in a northerly direction to the corporation line of the town of Bruceton, thence with said corporation line on east side of town to where said corporation line crosses the waters of Sandy Creek, thence up said creek to forks of same, and thence with western branch of same to Pennsylvania line.
     
101 Kingwood Magisterial Dist. (part) including Kingwood town
All of district east of a line beginning where Tunnelton corporation line crosses B. and D. R. R. east of said town, and running with corporation line on the east and north to the W. Va. N. R. R., thence with the W. Va. N. R. R. to the corporation line of the town of Kingwood, thence with corporation line of said town on the west and north to county road leading from Kingwood to valley district line, thence with said county road to a point in the Valley and Kingwood district line, known as K tree.
     
102 Kingwood Magisterial Dist. (part) including Tunnelton town
All of district west of a line beginning where Tunnelton corporation line crosses B.& O. R. R. east of said town, and running with corporation line on the east and north to the W. Va. N. R. R., thence with the W. Va. N. R. R. to the corporation line of the town of Kingwood, thence with corporation line of said town on the west and north to county road leading from Kingwood to Valley district line, thence with said county road to a point in the Valley and Kingwood district line, known as K tree
     
103 Lyon Magisterial Dist. (part) incl. Austen town (not incorp.) and Newburg town
All of district in precincts 4, 5, and 6
     
104 Lyon Magisterial Dist. (part) incl. Independence town (not incorp.)
All of district in precincts 1, 2, and 3
     
105 Pleasant Magisterial Dist.      
106 Portland Magisterial Dist. (part) including Terra Alta town
All of district east of a line beginning where the Aurora and Terra Alta Pike crosses the line between Union and Portland Magisterial Dist.s, thence with said pike to corporation line of the town of Terra Alta, thence with said corporation line on west side to the Brandonville Pike, and thence with said pike to the Pleasant and Portland district line
     
107 Portland Magisterial Dist. (part)
All of district west of a line beginning where the Aurora and Terra Alta Pike crosses the line between Union and Portland Magisterial Dist.s, thence with said pike to corporation line of the town of Terra Alta, thence with said corporation line on west side to the Brandonville Pike, and thence with said pike to the Pleasant and Portland district line.
     
108 Reno Magisterial Dist. (part) including Rowlesburg town
All of district in precincts 1, 2, 3, and 8
     
109 Reno Magisterial Dist. (part)
All of district in precincts 4, 5, 6, and 7
     
110 Union Magisterial Dist. (part)
All of district north of the Northwestern Turnpike
     
111 Union Magisterial Dist. (part)
All of district south of the Northwestern Turnpike
     
112 Valley Magisterial Dist. (part)
All of district east of a line beginning where Kingwood and Morgantown Pike crosses the Kingwood and Valley district line near Manown P. O., thence with said pike to the Ice's Ferry Pike in the town of Reedsville, thence with said Ice's Ferry Pike to the Monongalia County line
     
113 Valley Magisterial Dist. (part)
All of district west of a line beginning where Kingwood and Morgantown Pike crosses the Kingwood and Valley district line near Manown P. O., thence with said pike to the Ice's Ferry Pike in the town of Reedsville, thence with said Ice's Ferry Pike to the Monongalia County line
     

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