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For general Virginia history and genealogy, start with this book: The Hornbook of Virginia History : A Ready-Reference Guide to the Old Dominion's People, Places, and Past |
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Virginia Counties |
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County | Date Created | Parent County | County Seat |
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| Accomack | 1663 | Northampton | Accomac |
| Albemarle | 1744 | Goochland | Charlottesville |
| City of Alexandria | . | . | Independent City |
| Alleghany | 1822 | Bath, Botetourt, Monroe(WVA) | Covington |
| 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 | Lunenburg | Bedford |
| Bland | 1861 | Giles, Tazewell, Wythe | Bland |
| Botetourt | 1769 | Augusta | Fincastle |
| Brunswick | 1720 | Prince George | Lawrenceville |
| Buchanan | 1858 | Tazewell, Russell | Grundy |
| Buckingham | 1761 | Albemarle | Buckingham |
| Campbell | 1781 | Bedford | Rustburg |
| Caroline | 1727 | 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, Roanoke, Giles, Monroe | New Castle |
| Culpeper | 1748 | Orange | Culpeper |
| Cumberland | 1748 | Goochland | Cumberland |
| Dickenson | 1880 | Buchanan, Russell, Wise | Clintwood |
| Dinwiddie | 1752 | Prince George | Dinwiddie |
| Elizabeth City | 1634 | . | Hampton |
| Essex | 1692 | old Rappahannock | 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 | Rocky Mount |
| Frederick | 1738 | Orange | Winchester |
| Fredericksburg | 1721 | Essex, King William, King and Queen | Independent City |
| Giles | 1806 | Montgomery, Tazewell, Monroe (now WV) | Pearisburg |
| Gloucester | 1651 | York | Gloucester |
| Goochland | 1727 | Henrico | Goochland |
| Grayson | 1792 | Wythe | Independence |
| Greene | 1838 | Orange | Stanardsville |
| Greensville | 1780 | Brunswick | Emporia |
| Halifax | 1752 | Lunenburg | Halifax |
| Hanover | 1720 | New Kent | Hanover |
| Henrico | 1634 | . | Richmond |
| Henry | 1776 | Pittsylvania | Martinsville |
| Highland | 1847 | Bath (VA), Pendleton (now WV) | Monterey |
| Isle of Wight | 1634 | Originally Warrosquyoake Co., renamed 1637 | Isle of Wight |
| James City | 1634 | See New Kent County | Williamsburg |
| King and Queen | 1691 | New Kent | King and Queen |
| King George | 1720 | Richmond | King George |
| King William | 1701 | King and Queen | King William |
| Lancaster | 1651 | Northumberland, York | Lancaster |
| Lee | 1792 | Russell | Jonesville |
| Loudoun | 1757 | Fairfax | Leesburg |
| Louisa | 1742 | Hanover | Louisa |
| Lunenburg | 1746 | Brunswick | Lunenburg Courthouse |
| Madison | 1792 | Culpeper | Madison |
| Martinsville | 1873 | Henry | Independent City |
| Mathews | 1790 | Gloucester | Mathews |
| Mecklenburg | 1764 | Lunenburg | Boydton |
| Middlesex | 1673 | Lancaster | Saluda |
| Montgomery | 1776 | Fincastle (abolished county formed from Botetourt) | Christiansburg |
| Nansemond | . | . | Now City of Suffolk |
| Nelson | 1807 | Amherst | Lovingston |
| New Kent | 1654 | York | New Kent |
| Norfolk | 1691 | Lower Norfolk County, Now City of Chesapeake | Originally, Portsmouth |
| Northampton | 1634 | Originally Accawmack Co., renamed 1642-43 | Eastville |
| Northumberland | 1648 | Chickacoan District, 1645-48 | Heathsville |
| Nottoway | 1788 | 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 | 1702 | 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 | Frederick (Originally Dunmore Co., renamed 1778) | Woodstock |
| Smyth | 1832 | Washington, Wythe | Marion |
| Southampton | 1749 | Isle of Wight | Courtland |
| Spotsylvania | 1720 | Essex, King William, King and Queen | Spotsylvania |
| Stafford | 1664 | Westmoreland | Stafford |
| Surry | 1652 | James City | Surry |
| Sussex | 1753 | Surry | Sussex |
| Tazewell | 1799 | Russell, Wythe | Tazewell |
| Warren | 1836 | Frederick, Shenandoah | Front Royal |
| Warwick | 1634 | now City of Newport News (Originally Warwick River Co., renamed 1642-43) | Independent City |
| Washington | 1776 | Fincastle (abolished county formed from Botetourt) | Abingdon |
| Westmoreland | 1653 | Northumberland | Montross |
| Wise | 1856 | Lee, Russell, Scott | Wise |
| Wythe | 1789 | Montgomery | Wytheville |
| York | 1634 | Originally Charles River Co., renamed 1642-43 | Yorktown |
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The following counties were formerly part of Virginia and are now part of West Virginia: 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, and Wyoming. |
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