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CHRONOLOGY OF COUNTY FORMATIONS IN VIRGINIA
*County does not exist today
COUNTY |
YEAR EST.1630-1880 |
FORMED FROM |
Charles City |
1634 |
Originally a Shire |
Henrico |
1634 |
Originally a Shire |
Isle of Wight |
1634 |
Originally a Shire |
James City |
1634 |
Originally a Shire |
Northhampton |
1634 |
Originally a Shire |
York |
1634 |
Originally a Shire |
Nansemond |
1645 |
Upper Norfold Co.* |
Northumberland |
1648 |
Chickcoun Indian District |
Gloucester |
1651 |
York Co. |
Lancaster |
1651 |
Northumberland & York Co.'s |
Surry |
1652 |
James City Co. |
Westmoreland |
1653 |
King George & Northumberland Co.'s |
New Kent |
1654 |
York Co. |
Accomack |
1663 |
Northhampton Co. |
Stafford |
1664 |
Westmoreland Co. |
Middlesex |
1669 |
Lancaster Co. |
King and Queen |
1691 |
New Kent Co. |
Essex |
1692 |
Rappahannock Co. |
Rickmond |
1692 |
Old Rappahannock Co. * |
King William |
1702 |
King and Queen Co. |
Prince George |
1702 |
Charles City Co. |
Brunswick |
1720 |
Isle of Wight Co., Prince George Co.& Surry Co. |
Hanover |
1720 |
New Kent Co. |
King George |
1720 |
Richmond Co. |
Spotsylvania |
1720 |
Essex Co., King & Queen Co. & King William Co. |
Goochland |
1727 |
Henrico Co. |
Caroline |
1727 |
Essex Co., King & Queen Co. & King William Co. |
Prince William |
1731 |
King George Co. & Stafford Co. |
Orange |
1735 |
Spotsylvania Co. |
Amelia |
1735 |
Brunswick Co., & Prince George Co. |
Augusta |
1738 |
Orange Co. |
Frederick |
1738 |
August Co. & Orange Co. |
Fairfax |
1742 |
Prince William Co. |
Louisa |
1742 |
Hanover Co. |
Albemarle |
1744 |
Goochland Co. & Louisa Co. |
Lunenburg |
1745 |
Brunswick Co. |
Chesterfield |
1749 |
Henrico Co. |
Culpeper |
1749 |
Orange Co.. |
Cumberland |
1749 |
Goochland Co. |
Southhampton |
1749 |
Isle of Wight Co. & Nansemond Co. |
Dinwiddie |
1752 |
Prince George Co. |
Halifax |
1752 |
Lunenburg Co. |
Bedford |
1754 |
Albemarle Co. & Lunenburg Co. |
Prince Edward |
1754 |
Amelia Co. |
Sussex |
1754 |
Surry Co. |
Loudoun |
1757 |
Fairfax Co. |
Fauquier |
1759 |
Prince William Co. |
Amherst |
1761 |
Albemarle Co. |
Buckingham |
1761 |
Albemarle Co. |
Charlotte |
1765 |
Lunenburg Co. |
Mecklenburg |
1765 |
Lunenburg Co. |
Pittsylvania |
1767 |
Halifax Co. |
Botetourt Fincastle |
1770 1772 |
Augusta Co. & Rockbridge Co. Botetourt Co. |
Shenandoah |
1772 |
Frederick Co. |
Fluvanna |
1777 |
Albemarle Co. |
Henry |
1777 |
Pittsylvania Co. |
Montgomery |
1777 |
Botetourt Co., Fincastle Co. * & Pulaski Co. |
Powhatan |
1777 |
Chesterfield Co. & Cumberland Co. |
Washington |
1777 |
Fincastle Co. * & Montgomery Co. |
Rockbridge |
1778 |
Augusta Co. & Botetourt Co. |
Rockingham |
1778 |
Augusta Co. |
Greensville |
1781 |
Brunswick Co. & Sussex Co. |
Campbell |
1782 |
Bedford Co. |
Franklin |
1786 |
Bedford Co. & Henry Co. |
Russell |
1786 |
Washington Co. |
Nottoway |
1789 |
Amelia Co. |
Wythe |
1790 |
Grayson Co. & Montgomery Co. |
Bath |
1791 |
Augusta Co. & Botetourt Co. |
Mathews |
1791 |
Gloucestor Co. |
Patrick |
1791 |
Henry Co. |
Grayson |
1793 |
Patrick Co. & Wythe Co. |
Lee |
1793 |
Russell Co. & Scott Co. |
Madison |
1793 |
Culpeper Co. |
Tazewell |
1799 |
Russell Co., Washington Co. & Wythe Co. |
Giles |
1806 |
Craig Co., Montgomery Co., Tazewell Co.& Wythe Co. |
Nelson |
1808 |
Amherst Co. |
Scott |
1815 |
Lee Co., Russell Co. & Washington Co. |
Alleghany |
1822 |
Bath Co. & Botetourt Co. |
Floyd |
1831 |
Franklin Co. & Montgomery Co. |
Page |
1831 |
Rockingham Co. & Shenandoah Co. |
Smyth |
1832 |
Washington Co. & Wythe Co. |
Rappahannock |
1833 |
Culpeper Co. |
Clarke |
1836 |
Frederick Co. & Warren Co. |
Warren |
1836 |
Frederick Co. & Shenandoah Co. |
Greene |
1838 |
Orange Co. |
Roanoke |
1838 |
Botetourt Co. & Montgomery Co. |
Pulaski |
1839 |
Montgomery Co. & Wythe Co. |
Carroll |
1842 |
Grayson Co. & Patrick Co. |
Appomattox |
1845 |
Buckingham Co., Campbell Co., Charlotte Co.& Prince Edward Co. |
Arlington |
1847 |
Fairfax Co. |
Highland |
1847 |
Bath Co. |
Craig |
1851 |
Alleghany Co., Botetourt Co., Giles Co., Montgomery Co. & Roanoke Co. |
Wise |
1856 |
Lee Co., Russell Co. & Scott Co. |
Buchanan |
1858 |
Russell Co. & Tazewell Co. |
Bland |
1861 |
Giles Co., Tazewell Co. & Wythe Co. |
Dickenson |
1880 |
Buchanan Co., Russell Co. & Wise Co. |
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