The Buckskin Council is the local council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) that serves Scouts in Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia. Organization The council is divided into several districts: Adena District Chief Cornstalk District Mountain Dominion District Seneca District Shawnee District History Buckskin Council (#617) In 1919, Charleston Council was formed and operated for around 10 years before being renamed the Charleston Area Council as it began to grow which was the name until 1949. In 1949, the council name was changed to Buckskin Council. In 1990, Chief Cornstalk Council (#756) was forced to merge with Buckskin due to financial issues. Chief Cornstalk Council had been created from many name changes and mergers. Starting as the Logan County Council (1926 - 1930) then rename Logan-Boone Area Council (1930-1935). In 1934, Kentucky-West Virginia Council (#626 - 1930 -1934) merged with Logan-Boone Area Council. After the merger in 1935, the council renamed itself to Logan-Boone-Mingo Area Council keeping that name into 1953. In 1953, they again renamed to Cornstalk Council. In 1954, they tweaked the name of the council to become Chief Cornstalk Council which lasted until the merger with Buckskin. However, in 1979, the Lonesome Pine Council (#203) was split and part of it came into the Chief Cornstalk Council. In early 1991, Appalachian Council (#707), which was made up of 9 counties in West Virginia and Virginia, merged with Buckskin Council in a unique form called a division. The Appalachian Division operated semi-as-a-separate council inside of Buckskin for about two years before they fully merged. It was made up of Tazewell County, Bland County and Giles County in Virginia along with Mercer County, McDowell County, Monroe County, Summers County, Raleigh County and Wyoming County in West Virginia. Merger occurred due to the downturn of coal in the coal counties, which limited the revenue from donations for the council. The roots of the Appalachian Council were much like Chief Cornstalk Council. Council #707 was originally known as the McDowell County Council (1925–1928). In 1928, it was renamed the Southern West Virginia Council which held until 1956. The original Appalachian Council (#673) served the Beckley, WV area from 1946 until 1955. In 1956, Southern West Virginia Council (#707) and Appalachian Council (#673) merged, keeping the council number 707 but changing the name to the Appalachian Council, as it was known when it merged with Buckskin. Tri-State Area Council (#672)