|
County |
Date
Formed |
Created
by Law |
Parent County |
County Seat
|
| Accomack
| 1663
| n/a
| Northampton
| Accomac
|
| Albemarle
| 1744
| 1744
| Goochland
| Charlottesville
|
| City of Alexandria
| .
| .
| .
| Independent City
|
| Alleghany
| 1822
| 1822
| Bath, Botetourt, Monroe(WVA)
| Covington
|
| Amelia
| 1735
| 1734
| Brunswick, Prince George
| Amelia
|
| Amherst
| 1761
| 1761
| Albemarle
| Amherst
|
| Appomattox
| 1845
| 1845
| Buckingham, Prince Edward, Charlotte, Campbell
| Appomattox
|
| Arlington
| 1801
| 1801
| DC, Fairfax (Alexandria Co. until 1920)
| Arlington
|
| Augusta
| 1745
| 1738
| Orange
| Staunton
|
| Bath
| 1791
| 1790
| Augusta, Botetourt & Greenbrier (now WV)
| Warm Springs
|
| Bedford
| 1754
| 1753
| Lunenburg
| Bedford
|
| Bland
| 1861
| 1861
| Giles, Tazewell, Wythe
| Bland
|
| Botetourt
| 1770
| 1769
| Augusta
| Fincastle
|
| Brunswick
| 1732
| 1720
| Prince George
| Lawrenceville
|
| Buchanan
| 1858
| 1858
| Tazewell, Russell
| Grundy
|
| Buckingham
| 1761
| 1761
| Albemarle
| Buckingham
|
| Campbell
| 1782
| 1781
| Bedford
| Rustburg
|
| Caroline
| 1728
| 1727
| Essex, King and Queen, King William
| Bowling Green
|
| Carroll
| 1842
| 1842
| Grayson
| Hillsville
|
| Charles City
| 1634
| .
| |
Charles City
|
| Charlotte
| 1765
| 1764
| Lunenburg
| Charlotte
|
| Chesterfield
| 1749
| 1749
| Henrico
| Chesterfield Courthouse
|
| Clarke
| 1836
| 1836
| Frederick
| Berryville
|
| Craig
| 1851
| 1851
| Botetourt, Roanoke, Giles, Monroe
| New Castle
|
| Culpeper
| 1749
| 1748
| Orange
| Culpeper
|
| Cumberland
| 1749
| 1748
| Goochland
| Cumberland
|
| Dickenson
| 1880
| 1880
| Buchanan, Russell, Wise
| Clintwood
|
| Dinwiddie
| 1752
| 1752
| Prince George
| Dinwiddie
|
| Elizabeth City
| 1634
| .
| |
Hampton
|
| Essex
| 1692
| 1692
| old Rappahannock
| Tappahannock
|
| Fairfax
| 1742
| 1742
| Prince William
| City of Fairfax
|
| Fauquier
| 1759
| 1759
| Prince William
| Warrenton
|
| Floyd
| 1831
| 1831
| Montgomery
| Floyd
|
| Fluvanna
| 1777
| 1777
| Albemarle
| Palmyra
|
| Franklin
| 1786
| 1785
| Bedford, Henry
| Rocky Mount
|
| Frederick
| 1743
| 1738
| Orange
| Winchester
|
| Fredericksburg (City)
| 1721
| .
| Essex, King William, King and Queen
| Independent City
|
| Giles
| 1806
| 1806
| Montgomery, Tazewell, Monroe (now WV)
| Pearisburg
|
| Gloucester
| 1651
| n/a
| York
| Gloucester
|
| Goochland
| 1728
| 1727
| Henrico
| Goochland
|
| Grayson
| 1793
| 1792
| Wythe
| Independence
|
| Greene
| 1838
| 1838
| Orange
| Stanardsville
|
| Greensville
| 1781
| 1780
| Brunswick
| Emporia
|
| Halifax
| 1752
| 1752
| Lunenburg
| Halifax
|
| Hanover
| 1721
| 1720
| New Kent
| Hanover
|
| Henrico
| 1634
| .
| |
Richmond
|
| Henry
| 1777
| 1776
| Pittsylvania
| Martinsville
|
| Highland
| 1847
| 1847
| Bath (VA), Pendleton (now WV)
| Monterey
|
| Isle of Wight
| 1634
| .
| Originally Warrosquyoake Co, renamed in 1637
| Isle of Wight
|
| James City
| 1634
| .
| See New Kent County
| Williamsburg
|
| King and Queen
| 1691
| 1691
| New Kent
| King and Queen
|
| King George
| 1721
| 1720
| Richmond
| King George
|
| King William
| 1702
| 1701
| King and Queen
| King William
|
| Lancaster
| 1651
| n/a
| Northumberland, York
| Lancaster
|
| Lee
| 1793
| 1792
| Russell
| Jonesville
|
| Loudoun
| 1757
| 1757
| Fairfax
| Leesburg
|
| Louisa
| 1742
| 1742
| Hanover
| Louisa
|
| Lunenburg
| 1746
| 1746
| Brunswick
| Lunenburg Courthouse
|
| Madison
| 1793
| 1792
| Culpeper
| Madison
|
| Martinsville (City)
| 1873
| .
| Henry
| Independent City
|
| Mathews
| 1791
| 1790
| Gloucester
| Mathews
|
| Mecklenburg
| 1765
| 1764
| Lunenburg
| Boydton
|
| Middlesex
| c1699
| n/a
| Lancaster
| Saluda
|
| Montgomery
| 1777
| 1776
| Fincastle (abolished county formed from Botetourt)
| Christiansburg
|
| Nansemond
| .
| .
| .
| Now City of Suffolk
|
| Nelson
| 1808
| 1807
| Amherst
| Lovingston
|
| New Kent
| 1654
| n/a
| York
| New Kent
|
| Norfolk
| 1691
| 1691
| Lower Norfolk County, Now City of Chesapeake
| Originally, Portsmouth
|
| Northampton
| 1634
| .
| Originally Accawmack Co, renamed in 1642-43
| Eastville
|
| Northumberland
| c1645
| 1648
| (Informally a county 1645-1648), Chickacoan District
| Heathsville
|
| Nottoway
| 1789
| 1788
| Amelia
| Nottaway
|
| Orange
| 1734
| 1734
| Spotsylvania
| Orange
|
| Page
| 1831
| 1831
| Rockingham, Shenandoah
| Luray
|
| Patrick
| 1791
| 1790
| Henry
| Stuart
|
| City of Petersburg
| 1850
| .
| Dinwiddie, Pr. George, Chesterfield
| Independent City
|
| Pittsylvania
| 1767
| 1766
| Halifax
| Chatham
|
| City of Poquoson
| 1952
| .
| York
| Independent City
|
| Powhatan
| 1777
| 1777
| Cumberland
| Powhatan
|
| Prince Edward
| 1754
| 1753
| Amelia
| Farmville
|
| Prince George
| 1703
| 1702
| Charles City
| Prince George
|
| Prince William
| 1731
| 1730
| King George, Stafford
| Manassas
|
| Princess Anne
| 1691
| 1691
| now City of Virginia Beach
| .
|
| Pulaski
| 1839
| 1839
| Montgomery, Wythe
| Pulaski
|
| Rappahannock
| 1833
| 1833
| Culpeper
| Washington
|
| Richmond City
| 1782
| .
| Henrico
| Independent City
|
| Richmond
| 1692
| 1692
| old Rappahannock
| Warsaw
|
| Roanoke
| 1838
| 1838
| Botetourt
| Salem
|
| Roanoke (City)
| 1874
| .
| Roanoke
| Independent City
|
| Rockbridge
| 1778
| 1778
| Augusta, Botetourt
| Lexington
|
| Rockingham
| 1778
| 1778
| Augusta
| Harrisonburg
|
| Russell
| 1786
| 1786
| Washington
| Lebanon
|
| Salem (City)
| 1836
| .
| Roanoke
| Independent City
|
| Scott
| 1814
| 1814
| Lee, Russell, Washington
| Gate City
|
| Shenandoah
| 1772
| 1772
| Frederick (Originally Dunmore Co, renamed in 1778)
| Woodstock
|
| Smyth
| 1832
| 1832
| Washington, Wythe
| Marion
|
| Southampton
| 1749
| 1749
| Isle of Wight
| Courtland
|
| Spotsylvania
| 1721
| 1720
| Essex, King William, King and Queen
| Spotsylvania
|
| Stafford
| 1664
| n/a
| Westmoreland
| Stafford
|
| Surry
| 1652
| n/a
| James City
| Surry
|
| Sussex
| 1754
| 1753
| Surry
| Sussex
|
|
Tazewell
| 1800
| 1799
| Russell, Wythe
| Tazewell
|
| Warren
| 1836
| 1836
| Frederick, Shenandoah
| Front Royal
|
| Warwick
| 1634
| .
| now City of Newport News (Originally Warwick River Co,
renamed in 1642-43)
| Independent City
|
| Washington
| 1777
| 1776
| Fincastle (abolished county formed from Botetourt)
| Abingdon
|
| Westmoreland
| 1653
| n/a
| Northumberland
| Montross
|
| Wise
| 1856
| 1856
| Lee, Russell, Scott
| Wise
|
| Wythe
| 1790
| 1789
| Montgomery
| Wytheville
|
| York
| 1634
| .
| Originally Charles River Co, renamed in 1642-43
| Yorktown
|
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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,
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