 All of Union District was combined with the northwestern portion of Ripley District, and the southwestern corner of Ravenswood District, to form the Eastern Magisterial District.The western boundaries of the new district follow the lines of Union and Ripley Districts, but new boundaries were drawn separating the Eastern District from its neighbors in Jackson County.The boundary with the Northern District follows U.S. Route 35 and Old West Virginia 56 from the Ohio River to The Y, then runs south along the Parkersburg Road until it meets the original southern boundary of Ravenswood District.