County · code 54073
Pleasants CountyWest Virginia
Pleasants County is a county in West Virginia with its county seat in St. Marys. The county was established in 1851.
- Founded1851
- County seatSt. Marys
- Named forJames Pleasants
- Land area130 sq mi + 4.4 sq mi water
- Population7,653 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped6,637 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Pleasants on the map of West Virginia
West Virginia has 55 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1851 from Tyler County and Wood County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Pleasants County was created by Virginia on March 29, 1851, from Tyler and Wood counties. The county was named after James Pleasants. On June 20, 1863, Pleasants County separated from Virginia and became a county in the state of West Virginia.
- 1851Pleasants County created Pleasants created by Virginia from Tyler and Wood. · Va. Acts 1850-1851, ch. 27, sec. 1/pp. 25-26
- 1863Became part of West Virginia Pleasants separated from Virginia and became a county in the state of West Virginia. · Swindler, 10:363
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Pleasants
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 6,637 parcels from West Virginia University GIS Technical Center. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 4,548 in all from WV GIS Technical Center (WVGISTC, West Virginia University — the state's GIS clearinghouse) serving WV Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (WVDHSEM) SAMS-II address points.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Pleasants by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Pleasants County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Pleasants County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Pleasants County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Pleasants County
- When was Pleasants County founded?
- Pleasants County was founded in 1851, formed from Tyler County and Wood County, and named after James Pleasants.
- What is the county seat of Pleasants County?
- The county seat of Pleasants County is St. Marys.
- Is there an online parcel map for Pleasants County?
- Yes. West Virginia University GIS Technical Center publishes a parcel map of 6,637 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Pleasants County's boundary or name changed?
- Pleasants County was created in 1851 from Tyler County and Wood County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Pleasants County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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