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Population: 1880--White 3,558; colored 236; total 3,794
County Seat: New Castle, Population: 182
Vote of county, November 2, 1886: Democrats 363, Republicans 172
Value of real estate, 1886: $566,279.42
Value of personal property: $176,580.00
Tax on real estate: $2,265.91
Tax on personal property: $706.32
Captation Tax: White, 723; colored, 22

Craig County was erected in 1851 from Botetourt and Roanoke, and borders on the State of West Virginia, from which it is separated by the Alleghany Mountains. Alleghany bounds it on the north, Roanoke, Montgomery and Giles on the south, and Botetourt on the east. The corn and other crops, except grass, are small--not more than sufficient for home use being raised. It has, however, a high reputation for the raising of stock of fine quality. The minerals are iron, manganese, and slate. The timbers are oak, hickory, ash and poplar. The county is watered by the Potts, John's, Sinking, and Craig creeks. New Castle, the county seat, on Craig's Creek, at the foot of North mountain, is the most important town in the county. Its population is 182. There is a daily mail between here and Salem on the Norfolk and Western road, twenty three miles distant. The area is 404« square miles, of 258,727 acres, and the land has an average assessed value of $2.18 per acre.

Post Offices

Abbott-S. C. Abbott
Craig's Creek-B. H. Hardy
Eakin- Marion C. Caldwell
Francisco-Garner Francisco
Gunn-G. W. Snodgrass
Huffman - Marion L. Huffman
Layman-M. J. Layman
Looney
New Castle - John C. Carper
Paint Bank
Ripley's Mills
Simmonsville - John P. Caldwell
Sinking Creek - M. O. McGuire
Timothy

Courts

The Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Circuit meets at New Castle on the 15th April and 15th October.

Judge: Henry E. Blair
Clerk: T. B. McCartney

The County Court meets at C.H. on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in each Month. Quarterly terms, January, May, July, and October.

Judge: P. V. Jones
Clerk: T. B. McCartney

County Officers

Sheriff: John W. Caldwell
Treasurer: C. C. Jones
Surveyor:
Commissioner of Revenue: J. A. Echols
Commonwealth's Attorney: J. W. Marshall

Attorneys at Law

Abbott, Peyton B. - Abbott
Huffman, G. C. - New Castle
Lee, John A. I. - Abbott
Marshall, J. W. - New Castle
Jones, P. V. - New Castle

Carpenters and Contractors

Abbott, S. C. - Abbott
Bradley, L. - Huffman
Caldwell, A. C. - Simmonsville
Lugar, J. D. - Sinking Creek
Read, George - Paint Bank
Treynor, R. C. - Huffman

Coach and Wagon Makers

Caldwell, M. G. - Eakin
Elmore, C. W. - New Castle
Pedigo, Joseph - Paint Bank

Dentists

Kale, Z. T. - New Castle

Distillers

Cale, John F. - Paint Bank
McCartney, Andrew - New Castle
Taylor, G. C. - Huffman
Rowan, N. F. - Paint Bank
Taylor, S. H. - Simmonsville
Webb, George W. - Francisco

General Merchants

Ammen, D. A. & B. F. - Francisco
Caldwell, Newton A. - Looney
Caldwell, Jno. P. - Simmonsville
Givens & Reynolds - Huffman
Lindsey, John - Eakin
Looney, J. H. - New Castle
McCartney, J. W. - New Castle
Wagener, F. B. - New Castle
Wiley & McGuire - Sinking Creek

Hotels

Carper, I. J. & Bro. - New Castle
Deisher & McCorley - New Castle
Kent, D. W. - Huffman
Lindsey, John - Eakin
Looney, J. H. - New Castle

Land Agents

Reynolds, G. S. - Simmonsville

Mills--Corn and Flour

Ammen, D. A. & B. F. - Francisco
Caldwell, M. G. - Eakin
Custer, Joel G. - Abbott
Ferrell, John A. - Eakin
Huffman, Lloyd - Huffman
Hype, J. W. - Huffman
Lugar, J. W. - Simmonsville
McCartney, John W - Ripley's Mills
McDonald, J. C. - New Castle
Price, S. T. E. - Sinking Creek
Reynolds, John A. - Simmonsville
Surface, W. T. - Paint Bank
Wagener, Wm. - New Castle
Wallace, J. J. - Layman

Mills-Saw

Caldwell, M. J. - Eakin
Custer, J. G. - Abbott
Ferrell, John A. - Eakin
Lugar, F. M. - Simmonsville
Price, S. T. E. - Sinking Creek
Ross, F. M. - Sinking Creek
Tingler, H. - Paint Bank
Wallace, J. J. - Layman
Zimmerman, J. H. - New Castle

Millwrights

Ammen, M. - Layman
Caldwell, M. G. - Eakin

Mines - Coal

Smith, R. T. - Layman
Smith, W. S. - Layman

Mines - Iron

Acme Chemical, Mining and Manufacturing Co. - New Castle

Newspapers

New Castle Record - C. N. Hawkins, propietor - New Castle

Physicians

Goolsby, T. F. - New Castle
Pharr, James E. - Simmonsville
Phillips, D. M. - New Castle

Quarries - Slate

Craig Slate Co. - Abbott
Sellers & Stewart - Abbott

Saddle and Harnessmakers

Bates, A. - Paint Bank
Beard, D. M. - Huffman
Echols, J. A. - Huffman

Schools

Peck, Bettie, Mrs. - Simmonsville

There are 26 white and one colored public schools in this county. Superintendent: Crockett B. Givens, Simmonsville

Tanners

Caldwell, O. E. - Simmonsville
Echols, J. A. - Huffman
Huffman, M. O. - Simmonsville

Undertakers

Bradley, W. B. - New Castle
Doss, R. R. - New Castle
Doss, W. B. - New Castle

Principal Farmers

Abbott--Samuel Britts, John F. Cripps, A. M. Damewood, M. P. Spesard, B. W. Hancock, J. L. Reynolds, Geo. R. Joens, M. S. Damewood, P. V. C. Lee, J. M. Brickey, Allen Huffman, J. C. Lee, H. H. Anderson, J. T. Jones, W. T. Henderson, Jno. Beard.

Craig's Creek--A. F. Givens, J. W. Givens, O. H. Givens, E. W. Caldwell, F. D. Caldwell, D. L. Hannah, A. J. Milton, P. B. Milton, J. M. Lemon, B. W. Reid

Eakin--Eulis Jones, Wm. Sam. James H. Givens, James Sarver, John A. Ferrell, Jackson Champ, Festus Champ, John E. Champ, Jacob M. Canode, John C. Lafarn, Philip A. Webb, P. W. Eakin, John F. Eakin, James A. Eakin, A. T. Burnett, William Smith, C. C. Ferrell

Francisco--Wm. T. Webb, Geo. W. Webb, R. Furrow, C. T. Webb, G. W. Craft, Alex Sarver, M. T. Sarver, A. W. Caldwell, J. F. Sarver, Jas. Sarver, D. L. Sarver, J. G. Trant, Robert Reynolds, J. R. Francisco, John Francisco, Lewis Francisco, Garner Francisco, A. Jarman, G. W. Morgan, O. W. Huffman, John Lang.

Gunn--Geo. W. Snodgrass, Wm. T. Eakin, D. J. Caldwell, O. W. Eakin, H. P. Lavender, L. P. Ferrel, C. C. Ferrel, Jno. A. Ferrel

Huffman--R. I. Hutchinson, Harry Hypes, Wm. B. Lugar, Lloyd Huffman, J. M. Echols, M. A. Huffman, P. C. Huffman, S. H. Taylor, P. P. Hutchinson, G. W. Hutchinson, John A. Lugar, John A. Kintzley, H. A. Duncan, E. W. Duncan, J. H. Keffer

Layman--J. J. Wallace, R. T. Smith, W. S. Smith, Z. M. Hale, J. B. Sarver, M. L. Sarver, John McPherson, Jones McDonald, J. L. Bowen, W. T. Webb, G. W. Webb, Reuben Furrow.

New Castle--Z. F. Miller, Jim Bevlee, F. B. Carper, A. M. Carper, S. Brelts, N. N. Ripley, John A. Caldwell, M. B. Crawford, J. P. Martin, W. E. Carper Ripley's Mills--A. McCartney, John M. McCartney, N. N. Ripley, Paul Ripley, Hugh N. Caldwell, J. W. Caldwell, Fulton B. McCartney

Simmonsville--A. P. Caldwell, A. C. Governs, B. R. Caldwell, Dan'l Huffman, O. J. Reynolds, G. A. Reynolds, R. C. Reynolds, J. W. Trout, G. W. Troutt, J. C. Givens, Peter Kesler, Martin Huffman, J. M. Huffman, J. T. Wood, Daniel P. Ashner, J. W. Martin, Floyd Reynolds, J. O. P. Johnston, Jno. P. Cardwell

Sinking Creek--J. J. Miller, G. C. Caldwell, Wm. J. Lugar, R. H. Caldwell, J. W. P. Caldwell, J. W. Hypes, J. F. Baitsel, J. A. Lugar, J. J. Sarver, Jo. M. Givens, J. S. McClanahan, Alex Truor, Geo. E. Reynolds, Geo. W. Ross, J. S. Ross, James M. Givens, F. B. McCartney, R. W. Farrier, J. C. Lee, Wm. L. Farrer, A. A. Reynolds, John L. Crawford, Wm. B. Lugar, C. H. Price, A. M. Garman, G. W. Trenor, J. H. Kessler, Jas. Huffman, F. M. Ross, John Huffman, T. B. Nelson, Jos. Ratliff, E. T. Myers, Thomas Partsel, Wm. R. Crowder, O. W. Caldwell, John Hendrickson, P. M. Reynolds, D. S. Britts, J. L. Reynolds.