Town of Pearisburg

Pearisburg is a town in Giles County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,669 at the 2018 census. It is the county seat of Giles County. Pearisburg is part of the Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pearisburg was founded in 1808 when Giles County was established. It was named after George Pearis, a local landowner who donated a 50-acre (20 ha) tract to be used for a town that would grow up around the county court house. Pearis had operated a ferry on the New River at a settlement called "Bluff City", which is incorporated into the present boundaries of the town of Pearisburg.