Settled by pioneers in the 1700s, Grant County only came into being following the Civil War, when Union sympathizers in the western part of Hardy County opted to separate themselves from the Confederate loyalists concentrated in the eastern part of the county.

Grant County is characterized by a series of parallel ridges and valleys pierced by occasional water gaps, and in the part of the county west of the Allegheny Front is a high rolling plateau that is cooler and wetter than the ridge and valley land to the east.

Petersburg, the county seat, is the economic and cultural hub of the region. Grant Memorial Hospital is the only general hospital serving the Potomac Highlands, and the Petersburg Airport is the only general aviation facility with a lighted runway in the region.

Grant County offers visitors many recreational choices. Choose from skiing, biking, hiking, hunting, fishing, caving, rock climbing, kayaking, boating or golfing. Or you can quietly enjoy the scenic beauty of the area.