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Historical & Background Items of Interest

Hornbook of Virginia History

An extinct County, probably named by Adam Thoroughgood, a local resident, for the English County. Formed from Lower Norfolk County in 1691 with Portsmouth as the county seat. It was consolidated with the city of South Norfolk in 1963 to form the city of Chesapeake. The area of Norfolk County encompassed the present day cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Chesapeake.

Chesapeake was named for the Chesapeake Bay

Parishes: Elizabeth River Parish (1691- ), Portsmouth Parish (1761- ), Saint Brides Parish (1761- )

A Guide to the Old Dominion

The first county courthouse, erected 1691-93, stood on land later part of Norfolk City, and was burned by Dunmore in 1776.

Genealogically Oriented Pages

Surname Register

Register your Norfolk Co surname and email address for other researchers to contact. Check to see who else is researching it.

Query Page

Check these queries about Norfolk Co families. Post yours.

Books for Sale & Lookup

Offers to lookup references in privately held books, are welcomed. Check out what's already been offered.

Virginia Surname Homepage Register

If you have your own WebPage on one or more of the surnames you are researching, consider registering it with the others at http://people.delphi.com/fspradlin/vasurnam.htm, or just send an email message with the surname, the URL, and your name, to Freddie Spradlin <fspradlin@delphi.com>

Family Reunion "Bulletin Board&

Family Reunion page, where folks can post information on upcoming family reunions in VA. Let the folks there know about yours. Other StatePages will have this feature as well.

VAGenWeb Archives

There may be nothing there of interest, but files are being added daily. Please help us get more information online for everyong to share. Visit often to see what we've added.

Evolution of Norfolk County

                 Elizabeth City Co
               (1634; original shire)
                (now city of Hampton)
                         |
                    New Norfolk Co 
                    (1636) extinct
                         |
      +------------------.-------------------+
      |                                      |
Upper Norfolk Co                     Lower Norfolk Co 
 (1637) extinct                       (1637) extinct
      |                                      |
 Nansimum Co              +------------------.------------+
 (Nansemond)        Princess Anne Co                   Norfolk Co
  (1645/6) extinct      (1691) extinct                 (1691) extinct
      |                   |               +-----------|---------|--------+
  Suffolk            Virginia Beach    Norfolk     Portsmouth   |   South Norfolk
   (City)              (City)           (City)      (City)      |      (City) extinct
   (1974)              (1963)           (1846)      (1858)      |      (1921) 
                                                                +---|----|
                                                               Chesapeake
                                                                 (City)
                                                                 (1963)

Links to Neighboring Counties

                  Elizabeth City Co
   Nansemond Co   Norfolk Co        Princess Anne Co
   Gates Co, NC   Camden Co, NC   Currituck Co, NC

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