WVGenWeb Page for Nicholas County WV

To Nicholas County,

West Virginia

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Rhonda Smith is the County Coordinator for Nicholas County.
If you have any information you wish to contribute
to this site please contact me.

updated February 2, 2023

Nicholas County was formed in 1818 from
Greenbrier, Kanawha, and Randolph.

Named for Wilson Cary Nicholas,
Governor of Virginia 1814-1816

County seat is Summersville which was established
in 1824 and named for Judge Lewis Summers who help create the county.

Summersville was a major crossroads in
the old historic Pocahontas Trail.

In July, 1861, a Confederate spy named
Nancy Hart led an attack on Summersville
which captured the Union forces and their leader, Captain Starr. Most of the town was burned.

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A special thanks to several of our regular visitors who have sent copies of information to place on this page. Donna J. Faucheaux, Brenda Dillon, Al Zopp

2002-2023
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