An addition to this: TWP means township. The transcription I have uses township and district interchangeably. Pretty much the same thing, like Nyla said :-). ~Melissa NCreed1@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 3/22/99 6:45:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, > luvdirt@mail.concordnc.com writes: > << what does Town TWP mean in the 1870 census? Thanks Danny >> > > Danny: > > There were 6 districts in Raleigh County's 1870 census. Town District, Clear > Fork District, Marsh Fork District, Richmond District, Shady Spring District, > and Trap Hill District. > > It would seem to me the Town TWP would probably stand for Town District. That > would be Beckley and the surrounding communities which represented Town > District. > > Hope this helps. > > Nyla CREED DePauk > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3412 -- Melissa Bailey Duggins <e-mail:mduggins@lexcominc.net> Raleigh County, WV GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvraleig/ --Please consider submitting one piece of data to the Raleigh County Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/raleigh.htm--