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== History == {{More citations needed section|date=October 2022}} [[File:George Peter Alexander Healy - James Buchanan - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|left|President James Buchanan, for whom the county was named]] The county was formed in 1858 from parts of [[Russell County, Virginia|Russell]] and [[Tazewell County, Virginia|Tazewell]] counties. It was named for [[James Buchanan]], the 15th President of the United States.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Salmon Jr|first1=edited by Emily J.|first2=Edward D.C. |last2=Campbell|title=The Hornbook of Virginia History: a ready-reference guide to the Old Dominion's people, places, and past|date=1994|publisher=Library of Virginia|location=Richmond|isbn=0884901777|edition=4th}}</ref> In 1876, Grundy was chosen and designated by the legislature as the county seat of Buchanan County, it was named in honor of [[Felix Grundy]], a United States Senator from Tennessee. In 1880, the southwestern part of Buchanan County was combined with parts of Russell and [[Wise County, Virginia|Wise]] counties to become [[Dickenson County, Virginia|Dickenson County]]. [[Helen Timmons Henderson]] (1877β1925) participated in the work of the Buchanan Mission School at [[Council, Virginia]]. She and [[Sarah Lee Fain]] (1888β1962) of Norfolk were the first two women to be elected to the [[Virginia General Assembly]]. They were both Democrats in the House of Delegates. When Henderson was in office, delegates approved construction of {{convert|6.2|mi|km}} of improved road to be built from Russell County, across Big "A" Mountain, to Council. What is now Route 80 is also known as "Helen Henderson Highway".
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