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  Buchanan County, Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Buchanan County is a county located in the state of Virginia.
The county was formed in 1858 from parts of Russell County and Tazewell County.
In the county, the population is spread out with 21.40% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 31.20% from 25 to 44, 27.50% from 45 to 64, and 11.50% who are 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buchanan_County,_Virginia   (430 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Buchanan County, Missouri
Buchanan County is a county located in the state of Missouri.
Crawford County is a county located in the state of Missouri, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1990.
Phelps County is a county located in the state of Missouri, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 2000.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Buchanan-County,-Missouri   (2530 words)

  
 Buchanan County, Iowa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Buchanan County is a county located in the state of Iowa.
In the county the population is spread out with 28.60% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county is $38,036, and the median income for a family is $45,421.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buchanan_County,_Iowa   (488 words)

  
 Buchanan County, Virginia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The county was formed in 1858 from parts of (Click link for more info and facts about Russell County) Russell County and (Click link for more info and facts about Tazewell County) Tazewell County.
It was named for (15th President of the United States (1791-1868)) James Buchanan, 15th (The person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government) President of the United States (1857-1861).
In 1880 the southwestern part of Buchanan County was combined with parts of Russell County and (Click link for more info and facts about Wise County) Wise County to become (Click link for more info and facts about Dickenson County) Dickenson County.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bu/buchanan_county,_virginia.htm   (682 words)

  
 Soy Diesel Processing in Buchanan County, Missouri: Potential Impacts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
County level impacts were calculated using two separate economic models in a three-stage process.
County and City governments work closely with regional and state economic development professionals in the public and private sectors to pursue economic growth for the region.
Buchanan County is a metropolitan regional trade center, so inter- and intra-sectoral linkages are quite extensive.
www.ssu.missouri.edu /faculty/Jscott/soydsl.htm   (2821 words)

  
 Buchanan County Grundy, Virginia (Counties)
The county seat of Buchanan County, Virginia, is Grundy.
The county population on July 1, 1999, was 28,477, a decrease of 2,856 over the 1990 census.
Grundy is located in Buchanan County, of which it is the county seat, and located in the Western...
www.ohwy.com /va/y/y51027.htm   (109 words)

  
 Buchanan County Sheriff's Department, St. Joseph, MO
The Buchanan County Drug Strike Force is a Multi-jurisdictional Drug Enforcement Group serving the citizens of Buchanan County.
The unit is a cooperative effort between Buchanan County, the City of Saint Joseph, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The Buchanan County Drug Strike Force was created in November 1987 with funds obtained from the Buchanan County Law Enforcement Sales Tax and the Byrne Formula Grant administered by the Missouri Department of Public Safety.
www.buchanancosheriff.com /dsf.html   (282 words)

  
 Salon.com Politics | Buchanan camp: Bush claims are "nonsense"
The Bush campaign's repeated assertion that Palm Beach County is a Pat Buchanan stronghold is untrue, according to both the Florida state coordinator for Buchanan's presidential campaign and the chairman of the executive committee of the Reform Party in Palm Beach County.
Thousands of voters in that county seem to have been misled by the county's "butterfly ballot," in which the alignment of the holes and the candidates' names was apparently confusing.
The ballot is being used to explain the 3,407 votes in the county for Buchanan, as compared with the 561 votes for Buchanan in Dade County, which is much larger than Palm Beach County, and the 789 votes for him in Broward County.
www.salon.com /politics/feature/2000/11/10/buchanan   (1051 words)

  
 Buchanan County, Missouri
The job of the Assessor is to place a value on all taxable real and personal property, within the county as of January 1, which is the assessment date set by statute.
Each of the 115 County Assessor's offices, in the state of Missouri, is overseen and regulated by The Missouri State Tax Commission.
Buchanan County has 39,415 structures on the real tax roll and over 110,000 articles of personal property that have to be valued each year.
vivid.phpwebhosting.com /~buchcomo/offices/assessor   (133 words)

  
 UED6010 Missouri Courthouses: Buchanan County, MU Extension
When appointed commissioners selected the county seat for Buchanan County, they chose a quarter section about seven miles south of St. Joseph, where the court convened in 1840 in a private home.
The county seat was named Benton first, in honor of Sen. Thomas Hart Benton, but this did not meet with popular approval, so the court changed the name to Sparta.
County government grew rapidly from the 1840s until 1870, and even before the architects examined the deteriorating courthouse, citizens called for a new and larger one.
muextension.missouri.edu /xplor/uedivis/ue6010.htm   (934 words)

  
 Buchanan County Sheriff's Department
The mission of the Buchanan County Sheriff's Department is to provide for the protection and security of the citizens and visitors to Buchanan County.
Honesty, respect, compassion, integrity, trust, and service are the cornerstones of the Buchanan County Sheriff's Department.
The Buchanan County Sheriff's Department includes a dedicated staff that is firmly committed to providing professional law enforcement services to the citizens and businesses in Buchanan County.
www.buchanancosheriff.com   (292 words)

  
 In Buchanan County,a case of public trust
Henry County, at the edge of the Blue Ridge on Virginia's Piedmont, and Buchanan County, deep in the Appalachians in Virginia's far Southwest, have something in common: economic distress.
In Buchanan's case, determinations of guilt or innocence have yet to be made.
Among the defendants are two current county supervisors, one former supervisor, the county engineer and the county emergency coordinator.
www.roanoke.com /roatimes/news/story168968.html   (345 words)

  
 Buchanan County, Missouri Taxpayers, 1896-1900 -- Genealogy Database for Family History Research
One of the most populous counties in Missouri, Buchanan County boasted a population of over 100,000 at the turn of the century.
Buchanan County, Missouri Marriages: 1839-55 A collection of marriage records for Buchanan County, Missouri from 1839 to 1855.
Livingston County, Missouri Death Records, 1883-90 and Agency Roll of Pensioners of Missouri A collection of death records for Missouri, Livingston County from 1798 to 1851.
www.familydeathrecords.com /db.asp?dbid=4072   (414 words)

  
 The Berrien County Record
A new streetscape design is taking shape in Buchanan and should be pretty much completed in time for Buchanan Fest, according to city manager Mike Hughes.
One hold-up in that project was the discovery of contaminated soil at the Buchanan Common.
The Buchanan City Commission was expected to set a date Monday for the official downtown revitalization project ribbon-cutting ceremonies.
www.bcrnews.net   (394 words)

  
 Chataigne's Virginia Gazetteer and Classified Business Directory 1888-1889 for Buchanan County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Buchanan was formed in 1858 from Russell and Tazewell and named in honor of President Buchanan.
Dickenson, the greater portion of which was taken from this county in 1880, bounds it on the south and the State of Kentucky on the west.
The area of the county is 2,294 square miles or 1,468,145 acres [seriously in error], and the average assessed value is 19 cents per acre.
www.ls.net /~newriver/va/buch1888.htm   (547 words)

  
 Buchanan County Virginia VAGenWeb
(Henderson Elswick's descendants are numerous in Buchanan County, Virginia, and Pike County, Kentucky.
(Joseph and Lucy Elswick's descendants are numerous in Buchanan County, Virginia, and Pike County, Kentucky.
The 1890 Union Veterans Census for Buchanan County, Virginia
www.silvermaple.net /buchanan   (1945 words)

  
 Buchanan County Statistics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
was formed in 1858, a county courthouse was built at the mouth of Slate Creek.
After the fire of 1885, another wooden structure was built, but this one had a stone vault to protect the county records.
The Buchanan County Courthouse was named to the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1983.
www.buchanancounty.org /history.html   (344 words)

  
 Chapter VIII-History of Buchanan County, Iowa 1881
That all the country lying west of the county of Dela­ware and between the line dividing townships eighty-six and eighty-seven, and the line dividing townships ninety and ninety-one, north, extended to the western boundary of the territory, shall be, and the same is hereby constituted a separate county, to be called Buchanan.
That the counties of Delaware and Buchanan shall, for temporary purposes, be considered in all respects a part of the county of Dubuque.
September 4, 1847, John Scott (who was also one of the county commissioners) filed his bond and took the oath of office as justice of the peace in and for the centre precinct of the county.
www.usgennet.org /usa/topic/historical/1881buchanan/buch_16.htm   (1992 words)

  
 Buchanan County Records
Buchanan County was formed in 1858, named for the current United States president, and taken from portions of Russell and Tazewell counties.
In 1880 a parcel was taken from Buchanan to form part of newly-created Dickenson County.
Buchanan County records have suffered from a series of disasters; first, a fire in 1862 destroyed the courthouse; then, in April, 1885, a second fire destroyed the courthouse again, together with all the records to that time.
genealogyresources.org /Buchanan.html   (328 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Buchanan County, Virginia Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Buchanan County is a county located in the U.S. State of Virginia.
Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a to...
Out of the total people living in poverty, 30.20% are under the age of 18 and 16.90% are 65 or older.
www.ipedia.com /buchanan_county__virginia.html   (384 words)

  
 [ BUCHANAN COUNTY EDC]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
When people think of Buchanan County, Iowa, they think of the beauty of America’s heartland.
The Buchanan County Economic Development Commission was created to bring this outstanding quality of life to companies from all over the world.
Discover the many reasons why Buchanan County is the ideal place for your business to call home.
www.buchanancounty.com   (187 words)

  
 CONGRESSMAN BOUCHER SECURES FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BUCHANAN COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS
The total cost of the new fire vehicle is $75,000, and Buchanan County will be providing the remaining $25,000 necessary to purchase the new fire truck.
Buchanan County will be providing the remaining $31,500 needed to purchase the new $70,000 crash vehicle.
Buchanan County will be providing the remaining $31,000 needed to purchase the new crash truck.
www.house.gov /boucher/docs/buchvfds.htm   (435 words)

  
 Combs &c. Families of Buchanan County, Missouri   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
of Buchanan Co, MO Buchanan Co MO was established in 1838 from non-county area, and lies on the Kansas border (in 1838 it was adjacent to what would become Kansas Territory in 1854, and the original KS counties of Atchison and Doniphan (est.
Notes: Jason Combs is buried in the Judy Cemetery, near Wallace, Buchanan Co, Missouri.
Susan Neville Combs was buried in Andrew County, Missouri in the Todd Cemetery, which is also known as the CATLETT Farm (section 21 in Jefferson Township, Andrew County, Missouri), the d/o H. and M. She appears to have been the widow (his second wife) of Evan Ennis Combs, d 1849, Lafayette Co, MO.
www.combs-families.org /combs/records/mo/buch.htm   (1429 words)

  
 N0ZJT information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Buchanan County Amateur Radio Club meets 1st Tuesday of every month at 7 pm in the assembly room of the Buchanan County courthouse.
The club will be working with the Buchanan County Emergency Management Coordinator to set up a emergency communiactios team, using ARES.
Most of the A.R.E.S. information for Buchanan County will be on the District 6 pages.
www.qsl.net /n0zjt/buchanan   (74 words)

  
 Welcome to Buchanan County, MO Republican Central Committee; Missouri and Local GOP News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The mission of the Buchanan County Republican Central Committee is to provide leadership within the communities of this county to build a strong political party.
Our goal is to shape the policies of the Republican Party at the local, state, and national level to reflect the values of Buchanan County Missouri.
The Republican Party of Buchanan County through this website will promote basic core beliefs to protect our inaliable rights of Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
www.buchanangop.org   (158 words)

  
 Haralson County Courthouse
In 1891, the county began construction of a large red brick courthouse with clock tower that was completed the following year (see photo).
In 1972, the county built a modern two-story brick courthouse approximately one-half mile from downtown Buchanan.
Georgia's 113th county was named for former congressman and general Hugh A. Haralson (1805-1854).
www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/courthouses/haralsonCH.htm   (249 words)

  
 Buchanan County, Missouri Genealogical Records Information
Thus it was that in 1837, the Pottawatomie tribe, the Sac and Fox band, and the Ioway tribe, were located westward of Missouri and the land was opened for settlement.
The western border ran northward from the corner of Platte County 42 miles and 52 chains in the center of the Missouri River.
Then Southward on the line of Clinton county 20 miles and 52 chains, and then westward along the northern border of Platte county to the point of beginning, twenty seven miles and 47 chains.
www.mymissourigenealogy.com /mo_county/buc.htm   (703 words)

  
 SB545 - Authorizes a museum and festivals sales tax in Buchanan County
SCS/SB 545 - This act authorizes the County Commission of Buchanan County (St. Joseph), to put to a county-wide vote a sales tax for promotion of museums, cultural tourism, festivals and the arts.
If the new tax is approved by the voters, the County Commission shall appoint a 5-member board to administer and distribute the funds.
Similar to the existing Buchanan County tourism tax, the tax will be collected by the Director of Revenue.
www.senate.state.mo.us /01info/bills/SB545.htm   (133 words)

  
 Buchanan County, Missouri Directories, 1902, 1904-06 -- Genealogy Database for Family History Research
This collection of four county directories lists over 17,000 names of persons who lived in the county between 1902 and 1906.
Buchanan County, Missouri Taxpayers, 1896-1900 Listing of over 20,000 taxpayers from Buchanan County, Missouri between 1896 and 1900
Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, Directory, 1902 This is an extraction of the Butte, Silver Bow County Montana Directory for 1902.
www.familymilitaryrecords.com /db.asp?dbid=3694   (418 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Buchanan County, Iowa
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Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/IA/BU.html   (498 words)

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