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About Ritchie County
Ritchie County was formed in 1843 from parts of Harrison, Lewis, and
Wood Counties. It was named for Thomas Ritchie, a distinguished journalist
from Richmond, Virginia, whose mother was the sister of Judge Spencer Roane,
for whom Roane County was named. The size of this county is 455.27 square
miles. The county seat is Harrisville. This county is bounded on the north
by Pleasants and Tyler; on the east by Doddridge, on the south by Gilmer,
Calhoun, and Wirt; and on the west by Wirt and Wood. The population at
the first census after its creation was 3,856. By 1910, the population
was near 20,000. |
