Gasp! As a native of Giles County and a Southerner, I can tell you that Giles County was NEVER a part of West Virginia. Actually part of Monroe County was used to form Giles (unless it was Mercer County, but I think Monroe- I'm doing this from memory). Monroe and Mercer Counties are now in West Virginia. BUT that was in 1806, long before there was a West Virginia. Hope this clears things up for you. Mike Fletcher