Philippi ('FILL-uh-pea') is a city in and the county seat of Barbour County, West Virginia, United States, along the Tygart Valley River. The population was 2,929 at the 2020 census. In 1861, the city was the site of the Battle of Philippi, known as the "Philippi Races". Although a minor skirmish, this is considered the earliest notable land action of the American Civil War. The city has a weekly newspaper, The Barbour Democrat.
The Philippi Historic District with the Barbour County Courthouse seen from across the Tygart Valley River in 2007
Town of Phillippi (1861)
Bird's Eye View of Philippi, West Virginia, 1897
Court Square in Philippi looking northwest along Main Street (U.S. Route 250). The Barbour County Courthouse is at right.
Barbour County, West Virginia
Barbour County is a county in north central West Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 15,465. The county seat is Philippi, which was chartered in 1844. Both county and city were named for Philip P. Barbour (1783–1841), a U.S. Congressman from Virginia and Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The county was formed in 1843 when the region was still part of the state of Virginia. In 1871, a small part of Barbour County was transferred to Tucker County, West Virginia.
Image: Barbour County Courthouse
Image: Audra State Park square
Image: ADALAND, PHILIPPI, BARBOUR COUNTY, WV
Image: lossy page 1 The Philippi Covered Bridge across the Tygart Valley River in Philippi, West Virginia LCCN2015631683.tif
