Welcome to Grant County ...

Time Zone: Grant County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Petersburg is the Seat for Grant County.

Grant County was founded in 1866 and was created by taking area from Hardy County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Grant had a population of 11,486 people. This is a decrease of 3.78% since the last Census (which gave a population of 11,937 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grant represented 0.64% of the total population of West Virginia.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to West Virginia
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  • Website for the West Virginia State Archives

• Websites specific to Grant County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Mineral County
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  • Hardy County
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  • Pendleton County
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  • Tucker County
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  • Garrett County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of West Virginia
  • Cemeteries of Grant County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of West Virginia
  • Cemeteries of Grant County