History of Monroe County, WV By Oren F. Morton, 1916 550 pages, illustrated, indexed - Bonuses – #1 - Virginia Counties & Cities Timeline #2 - Red Sulphur Springs(Details below) Requires Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher to View $12.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Monroe-County-WV-History-VA-WV-History-2-BONUSES_W0QQitemZ200343839450QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea56c62da Morton's Monroe County comprises both a sourcebook of genealogical data and a group-family record , with slightly greater detail marshaled in the sourcebook section. A significant portion of the work, nevertheless, is devoted to the general history of the county, explaining, in the customary manner, when, how, and why the county was settled and tracing the various phases of its development. The group-family portion of the book, occupying a full third of the text, carries the lines of descent far enough down to enable the present generation to recognize relationships. An abundance of available data, coupled with the desire to set forth the family histories of as many county residents as possible, compelled the author to employ a compact form of narrative. This "skeletal" history, embracing all vital and ascertainable facts, has the virtue of precluding biographical embellishments, and at once puts before the researcher all that he needs to know of several hundred families and many thousands of related individuals. All families discussed in this section are indexed alphabetically for easy reference. The remainder of the book is comprised of genealogical source materials. As chapter headings give a fair indication of the contents, we might list here some of the most important: Records of Greenbrier County; Surveys and Patents; Early Land Conveyances; Chronological Abstracts from the County Records; Monroe County Baptists; Presbyterians; Methodists; Military Officers; Soldiers in Dunmore's War, the Revolution, War of 1812, and the Civil War; County Officials; Monroe County Voter's List; and the Censuses (i.e. tax lists) of 1782 and 1789. The county discussed in this volume is one of the sixteen named in honor of the fifth president of the United States. The others lie in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. The Monroe of West Virginia lies so far south in its own state that it lacks only 10 miles of reaching as far in that direction as McDowell, which is the southernmost county. The bordering counties are Greenbrier, Summers, Mercer, Alleghany, Craig, and Giles. The first three lie in West Virginia and the last three in Virginia. The county does not contain a four lane highway or a stoplight. Bonus #1 – Virginia Counties & Cities TimelineSummarized from “Virginia Counties – Those Resulting from Virginia Legislation”Published 1916This is a 21 page chart summarizing, in date order, the formation of all 180 Virginia counties now located in the present day states of Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky. Also includes information on the 90 independent cities of Virginia. Bonus#2 – Red Sulphur Springs GuidebookPublished 1860 by Dr. Wm. Burke, 26 pages Extols the physical and medical benefits derived from using the miraculous waters. Describes the facility and history of the springs."These springs are situated in Monroe County, 42 miles from White Sulphur, 39 miles from the Sweet Springs, 17 miles from Salt Sulphur, and 38 miles from the Depot, on the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, known as Newbern, but recently named Dublin. Passengers arriving here from North, South, East or "West, are met by a line of coaches that will convey them, over a fine road, and most picturesque country, to the Springs, all the way by daylight — an important advantage to invalids. The proprietors assure me they will make ample provision to convey travelers without delay, or imposition, and that arrangements shall be made for through tickets from and to all the cities of the Union. The present proprietors are Thomas S. Campbell, Isaac H. Campbell and Addison Dunlap, under the firm and name of Thomas S. Campbell & Co."