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Virginia Counties

| County |
Date
Formed |
Parent County |
County Seat
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| Accomack |
1663 |
Northampton |
Accomac |
| Albemarle |
1744 |
Goochland, Louisa |
Charlottesville |
| City of Alexandria |
. |
. |
Independent City |
| Alleghany |
1822 |
Bath, Botetourt, Monroe(WVA) |
Covington
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| Amelia |
1734 |
Brunswick, Prince George |
Amelia |
| Amherst |
1761 |
Albemarle |
Amherst |
| Appomattox |
1845 |
Buckingham, Prince Edward, Charlotte, Campbell |
Appomattox |
| Arlington |
1801 |
DC, Fairfax (Alexandria Co. until 1920) |
Arlington |
| Augusta |
1738 |
Orange |
Staunton |
| Bath |
1790 |
Augusta, Botetourt & Greenbrier (now WV) |
Warm Springs |
| Bedford |
1753 |
Albemarle, Lunenburg |
Bedford |
| Bland |
1861 |
Giles, Tazewell, Wythe |
Bland |
| Botetourt |
1769 |
Augusta |
Fincastle |
| Brunswick |
1720 |
Prince George, Isle of Wight, Surry |
Lawrenceville |
| Buchanan |
1858 |
Tazewell, Russell |
Grundy |
| Buckingham |
1761 |
Albemarle |
Buckingham |
| Campbell |
1781 |
Bedford |
Rustburg |
| Caroline |
1728 |
Essex, King and Queen, King William |
Bowling Green |
| Carroll |
1842 |
Grayson |
Hillsville |
| Charles City |
1634 |
|
Charles City |
| Charlotte |
1764 |
Lunenburg |
Charlotte |
| Chesterfield |
1749 |
Henrico |
Chesterfield Courthouse |
| Clarke |
1836 |
Frederick |
Berryville |
| Craig |
1851 |
Botetourt, Montgomery, Roanoke, Giles, Monroe, Allegheny |
New Castle |
| Culpeper |
1748 |
Orange |
Culpeper |
| Cumberland |
1749 |
Goochland |
Cumberland |
| Dickenson |
1880 |
Buchanan, Russell, Wise |
Clintwood |
| Dinwiddie |
1752 |
Prince George |
Dinwiddie |
| Elizabeth City |
1634 |
|
Hampton |
| Essex |
1692 |
. |
Tappahannock |
| Fairfax |
1742 |
Prince William |
City of Fairfax |
| Fauquier |
1759 |
Prince William |
Warrenton |
| Floyd |
1831 |
Montgomery |
Floyd |
| Fluvanna |
1777 |
Albemarle |
Palmyra |
| Franklin |
1785 |
Bedford, Henry, Patrick |
Rocky Mount |
| Frederick |
1738 |
Orange, Augusta |
Winchester |
| Fredericksburg (City) |
1721 |
Essex, King William, King and Queen |
Independent City |
| Giles |
1806 |
Montgomery, Tazewell, Wythe, and Monroe (now WV) |
Pearisburg |
| Gloucester |
1651 |
York |
Gloucester |
| Goochland |
1727 |
Henrico |
Goochland |
| Grayson |
1793 |
Wythe |
Independence |
| Greene |
1838 |
Orange |
Stanardsville |
| Greensville |
1780 |
Brunswick, Sussex |
Emporia |
| Halifax |
1752 |
Lunenburg |
Halifax |
| Hanover |
1720 |
New Kent |
Hanover |
| Henrico |
1634 |
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Richmond |
| Henry |
1777 |
Pittsylvania |
Martinsville |
| Highland |
1847 |
Bath (VA), Pendleton (now WV) |
Monterey |
| Isle of Wight |
1634 |
Warrosquyoake
County (1634-1637) |
Isle of Wight |
| James City |
1634 |
See New Kent
County |
Williamsburg |
| King and Queen |
1691 |
New Kent |
King and Queen |
| King George |
1721 |
Richmond, Westmoreland |
King George |
| King William |
1702 |
King and Queen |
King William |
| Lancaster |
1651 |
York, Northumberland |
Lancaster |
| Lee |
1793 |
Russell |
Jonesville |
| Loudoun |
1757 |
Fairfax |
Leesburg |
| Louisa |
1742 |
Hanover |
Louisa |
| Lunenburg |
1746 |
Brunswick |
Lunenburg Courthouse |
| Madison |
1793 |
Culpeper |
Madison |
| Martinsville (City) |
1873 |
Henry |
Independent City |
| Mathews |
1791 |
Gloucester |
Mathews |
| Mecklenburg |
1765 |
Lunenburg |
Boydton |
| Middlesex |
1673 |
Lancaster |
Saluda |
| Montgomery |
1777 |
Fincastle (abolished county formed from Botetourt) |
Christiansburg |
| Nansemond |
. |
. |
Now City of Suffolk |
| Nelson |
1808 |
Amherst |
Lovingston |
| New Kent |
1654 |
York, James City |
New Kent |
| Norfolk |
1691 |
Lower Norfolk County
Now City of Chesapeake
|
Originally
Portsmouth
|
| Northampton |
1634 |
Original name,
Accawmack |
Eastville |
| Northumberland |
1645 |
Chickacoan District |
Heathsville |
| Nottoway |
1789 |
Amelia |
Nottaway |
| Orange |
1734 |
Spotsylvania |
Orange |
| Page |
1831 |
Rockingham, Shenandoah |
Luray |
| Patrick |
1790 |
Henry |
Stuart |
| City of Petersburg |
1850 |
Dinwiddie, Pr. George, Chesterfield |
Independent City |
| Pittsylvania |
1766 |
Halifax |
Chatham |
| City of Poquoson |
1952 |
York |
Independent City |
| Powhatan |
1777 |
Cumberland |
Powhatan |
| Prince Edward |
1753 |
Amelia |
Farmville |
| Prince George |
1703 |
Charles City |
Prince George |
| Prince William |
1730 |
King George, Stafford |
Manassas |
Princess Anne
|
1691 |
now City of Virginia Beach |
. |
| Pulaski |
1839 |
Montgomery, Wythe |
Pulaski |
| Rappahannock |
1833 |
Culpeper |
Washington |
| Richmond City |
1782 |
Henrico |
Independent City |
| Richmond |
1692 |
old Rappahannock |
Warsaw |
| Roanoke |
1838 |
Botetourt |
Salem |
| Roanoke (City) |
1874 |
Roanoke |
Independent City |
| Rockbridge |
1778 |
Augusta, Botetourt |
Lexington |
| Rockingham |
1778 |
Augusta |
Harrisonburg |
| Russell |
1786 |
Washington |
Lebanon |
| Salem (City) |
1836 |
Roanoke |
Independent City |
| Scott |
1814 |
Lee, Russell, Washington |
Gate City |
| Shenandoah |
1772 |
(called Dunmore until 1778), Frederick |
Woodstock |
| Smyth |
1832 |
Washington, Wythe |
Marion |
| Southampton |
1749 |
Isle of Wight, Nansemond |
Courtland |
| Spotsylvania |
1721 |
Essex, King William, King and Queen |
Spotsylvania |
| Stafford |
1664 |
Westmoreland |
Stafford |
| Surry |
1652 |
James City |
Surry |
| Sussex |
1753 |
Surry |
Sussex |
| Tazewell |
1800 |
Russell, Wythe, Washington |
Tazewell |
| Warren |
1836 |
Frederick, Shenandoah |
Front Royal |
| Warwick |
1634 |
Now City of
Newport News |
Independent City |
| Washington |
1777 |
Abolishment of Fincastle |
Abingdon |
| Westmoreland |
1653 |
Northumberland |
Montross |
| Wise |
1856 |
Lee, Russell, Scott |
Wise |
| Wythe |
1790 |
Montgomery |
Wytheville |
| York |
1634 |
Renamed in 1643
from Charles River County |
Yorktown |
WVGenWeb (West Virginia) has
the former VA counties of:
Barbour, Berkeley, Boone, Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay,
Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy,
Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Logan, McDowell, Marion,
Marshall, Mason, Mercer, Monongalia, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas, Ohio,
Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Putnam, Raleigh, Randolph,
Ritchie, Roane, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Webster, Wetzel,
Wirt, Wood, Wyoming

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