Pearisburg is a town in Giles County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,786 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Giles County. Pearisburg is part of the Blacksburg - Christiansburg - Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryPearisburg was founded in 1808 when Giles County was established. It was named after George Pearis, a local landowner who donated a 50acre 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.GeographyPearisburg is located slightly west of the center of Giles County at . It is south of the New River at the foot of Pearis Mountain, which rises to to the southwest of town. The Appalachian Trail descends Pearis Mountain and passes through the western limit of the town before crossing the New River.U.S. Route 460 passes through the north side of town, leading southeast to Blacksburg and west to Princeton, West Virginia. Virginia Route 100 passes through the center of Pearisburg, leading south to Dublin near Interstate 81.
