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Counties

| Accomack | Albemarle | Alexandria | Alleghany | Amelia | Amherst | Appomattox | Arlington | Augusta | Bath | Bedford | Bland | Botetourt |

| Brunswick | Buchanan | Buckingham | Campbell | Caroline | Carroll | Charles City | Charlotte | Chesterfield | Clarke | Craig | Culpeper |

| Cumberland | Dickenson | Dinwiddie | Elizabeth City | Essex | Fairfax | Fauquier | Floyd | Fluvana | Franklin | Frederick | Giles | Glouceste |

| Goochland | Grayson | Greene | Greensville | Halifax | Henrico | Henry | Highland | James City | King & Queen | King George |

| King William | Lancaster | Lee | Lincoln | Loudoun | Louisa | Lunenburg | Madison |athews | Mecklenburg | Middlesex | Mingo | Montgomery |

| Nansemond | Nelson | New Kent | Norfolk | Northampton | Northumberland | Nottoway | Orange | Page | Patrick | Petersburg | Pittsylvania |

| Powhatan | Prince Edward | Prince George | Prince William | Princess Anne | Pulaski | Rappahannock | Richmond | Roanoke | Rockbridge |

| Rockingham | Russell | Scott | Shenandoah | Smyth | Southampton | Spotsylvania | Stafford | Summers | Surry | Sussex | Tazewell | Tucker |

| Warren | Warwick | Washington | Westmoreland | Wise | Wythe | York |

Cities

| Alexandria | Bedford | Bristol | Buena Vista | Charlottesville | Clifton Forge | Colonial Heights | Covington | Danville | Emporia |

| Fairfax | Falls Church | Fort Monroe | Franklin | Fredericksburg | Galax | Hampton | Harrisonburg | Lexington | Lynchburg |

| Nansemond | Newport News | Norton | Richmond | Roanoke | Salem | South Boxton | Suffolk | Virginia Beach | Warwick |

| Waynesboro | Williamsburg | Winchester | 

Counties no longer in existence, renamed or part of another state.
Accawmack - formed as original county 1634, renamed Northampton 1642.
Alexandria - ceded 1801 to District of Columbia, 1849 returned to Virginia, renamed Arlington.
Bourbon - now part of state of Kentucky
Charles River - formed 1634, renamed York 1842.
Dunmore - 24 Mar 1772 from Frederick, renamed 12 Jan 1778 to Shenandoah
Fincastle - organized 8 Apr 1772 from Botetourt, abolished 1777.
Illinois - ceded to US Government 1787 (eventually State of Illinois)
Kentucky - formed 7 Dec 1776, abolished 30 June 1780 when Fayette, Jefferson and Lincoln
counties were formed. Now part of state of Kentucky.
Lower Norfolk - formed from New Norfolk, abolished 16 May 1691 to form Norfolk and Princess Anne
New Norfolk - formed 1636 from Elizabeth City County, abolished when divided into Upper and
Lower Norfolk counties in 1637.
Upper Norfolk - formed 1637 from Lower Norfolk, name changed to Nansemond
West Virginia's counties - Barbour, Berkeley, Boone, Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay,
Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Hopewell,
Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawah, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mineral, Monongalia,
Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas, Ohio, Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Ritchie, Roane, Summers
Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood, Wyoming
Old Rappahannock - formed 1656 from Lancaster County, abolished in 1692 when it was divided into
Essex and Richmond counties.
Warrosquyoke - organized 1634, name changed to Isle of Wight 1637
Warwickshire - formed 1634 as original county, renamed Warwick 1642
Yohogania - formed 6 Nov 1776 from Augusta County, much of it ceded to Pennsylvania in 1786,
what's left being too small to create a separate county, added to Ohio County (WV).

Cities renamed, annexed or absorbed
Elizabeth City county annexed to Hampton 1952
Warwick - annexed to Newport News 1958
Virginia Beach - annexed the Princess Anne County 1963
Nansemond City merged with city of Norfolk
Chesapeake, part transferred to Portsmouth 1968
Charlottesville, Clifton Forge, Galax, Harrisonburg, South Boxton, Williamsburg annexed territories
from adjoing counties.

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1597 records, counting

Counties:
  1. Accomack - 1661 from Northampton
  2. Albermarle - 16 Oct 1744 from Goochland, Louisa. Lands taken for Fluvanna 177, Charlottesville City 1888, Bedford 1753, Buckingham 1758.
  3. Alleghany - 5 Jan 1822 from Bath, Botetourt, Monroe. Lands taken for Clifton Forge City, Amherst 1758, Craig 1851, Covington City 1954
  4. Amelia - 30 Sep 1734 from Brunswick, Prince George. Lands taken for Nottoway 1788, Prince Edward 1753
    | A-E | F-M | N-Z | completed "Burnt County" | 1132 records
  5. Amherst - 7 Apr 1761 from Albermarle. Lands taken for Nelson 1807
  6. Appomattox - 8 Feb 1845 from Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Prince Edward. Part taken back by Buckingham 1858
  7. Arlington - renamed 1920 from Alexandria
  8. Augusta - 15 Dec 1738 from Orange. Lands taken for Bath 1790, Botetourt 1769, Frederick 1738, Hampshire 1753, Illinois 1778, Monongalia 1776, Ohio 1776, Pendleton 1787, Rockingham 1778, Staunton City, Yohogania 1776, Rockbridge 1776
  9. Bath - 14 Dec 1790 from Augusta, Botetourt, Greenbrier. Lands taken for Highland 1847, Alleghany 1822, Pendleton 1787, Pocahontas 1821
  10. Bedford - 13 Dec 1753 from Albemarle, Lunenburg. Lands taken for Bedford City 1968, Campbell 1781, Franklin 1785
  11. Bland - 30 Mar 1861 from Giles, Tazewell, Wythe. Lands taken for Lincoln 1867 (WV).
  12. Botetourt - 28 Nov 1769 from Augusta, Rockbridge. Lands taken for Bath 1790, Craig 1851, Fincastle 1772, Greenbrier 1778, Monroe 1799, Montgomery 1776, Roanoke 1838, Rockbridge 1776, Alleghany 1822
  13. Brunswick - 17 Dec 1720 from Prince George, Surry, Isle of Wight. Lands taken for Amelia 1734, Greensville 1780, Lunenburg 1746
    | A-Z | in progress | updated 18 Jan 2005 | 191 records, counting
  14. Buchanan - 16 Feb 1858 from Russell, Tazewell. Lands taken for Dickenson 1880
  15. Buckingham - 7 Apr 1758 from Albemarle. Lands taken for Appottomax 1845
  16. Campbell - 15 Dec 1781 from bedford. Lands taken for Lynchburg City, Appomattox 1845
  17. Caroline - 15 Mar 1727 from Essex, King & Queens, King William
  18. Carroll - 17 Jan 1842 from Grayson & Patrick. Lands taken for Galax City 1954
  19. Charles City - 1634 from colonial lands. Lands taken for Prince George 1702
  20. Charlotte - 27 Nov 1764 from Lunenburg. Lands taken for Appomattox 1845
  21. Chesterfield - 1 May 1749 from henrico. Lands taken for Powhatan 1777
  22. Clarke - 8 Mar 1836 from Frederick
  23. Craig - 21 Mar 1851 from Alleghany, Botetourt, Giles, Montgomery, Monroe, Roanoke.
  24. Culpeper - 23 Mar 1748 from Orange. Lands taken for Madison 1792, Rappahanock 1833
  25. Cumberland - 23 Mar 1748 from Goochland, Buckingham. Lands taken for Powhatan 1777
  26. Dickenson - 27 Feb 1880 from Buchanan, Russell, Wise
  27. Dinwiddie - 9 Mar 1752 from Prince George. Lands taken for cities of Colonial Heights & Petersburg
  28. Elizabeth City - 1634 from colonial lands. Lands taken for New Norfolk 1636, rest annexed to city fo Hampton
  29. Essex - 26 Apr 1694 from Old Rappahannock. Lands taken for Spotsylvania 1720, Caroline 1727
  30. Fairfax - 24 May 1742 from Prince William, Loudon. Lands taken for Loudon 1757, cities of Fairfax 1961, Falls Church
  31. Fauquier - 5 Apr 1758 from Prince William
  32. Floyd - 15 Jan 1831 from Montgomery, Franklin
  33. Fluvanna - 3 Jun 1777 from Albermarle
  34. Franklin - 29 Nov 1785 from bedford, Henry, Patrick. Lands taken for Floyd 1831
  35. Frederick - 15 Dec 1738 from Orange, Augusta. Lands taken for Berkeley 1772, Clarke 1839, Dunmore 1772, Hampshire 1753, Shenandoah 1772, Warren 1836, city of Winchester
    | A-Z | updated 6 June 2008 | 67 records, counting
  36. Giles - 16 Jan 1806 from Montgomery, Monroe, Tazewell, Wythe. Lands taken for Bland 1861, Craig 1851 Logan 1824, Mercer 1837
  37. Gloucester - 1651 from York. Lands taken for Mathews 1790
  38. Goochland - 6 Mar 1727 from Henrico, lands taken for Albermarle 1744, Cumberland 1748
  39. Grayson - 7 Nov 1792 from Patrick, Wythe. Lands taken for Carroll 1742, Galax 1954
  40. Greene - 24 Jan 1738 from Orange
  41. Greensville - 28 Nov 1780 from Brunswick, Sussex. Lands taken for city of Emporia 1967
  42. Halifax - 17 Apr 1752 from Lunenburg. Lands taken for Pittsylvania 1766, South Boxton 1960
  43. Hanover - 20 Nov 1720 from New Kent. Lands taken for Louisa 1742
  44. Henrico - 1634 from Colonial Lands. Lands taken for Chesterfield 1749, Goochland 1727, city of Ricmond
  45. Henry - 23 Oct 1776 from Pittsylvania. Lands taken for Franklin 1785, Patrick 1790 and city of Martinsville
  46. Highland - 19 Mar 1847 from Bath & Pendleton
  47. Isle of Wight - 1634 renamed from Warrosquyoake. Lands takenf or Brunswick 1720, Southampton 1749
  48. James City - 1634 from Colonial lands. Lands taken for New Kent 1654, Surry 1652
  49. King & Queen - 12 May 1691 from New Kent. Lands taken for King William 1701, Spotsylvania 1720, Caroline 1727
  50. King George - 24 Nov 1720 from Richmond. Lands taken for Prince William 1730
  51. King William - 12 Sep 1701 from King & Queen. Lands taken for Caroline 1727, Spotsylvania 1720
  52. Lancaster - 1651 from York, Northumberland. Lands taken for Middlesex 1673, Old Rappahonock 1756
  53. Lee - 25 Oct 1792 from Russell. Lands taken for Scott 1814, Wise 1856
  54. Loudoun - 17 May 1757 from Fairfax
    | A-Z | updated 27 May 2008 | 83 records, counting
  55. Louisa - 2 Jun 1742 from Hanover. Lands taken for Albermarle 1744
  56. Lunenburg - 1 Apr 1746 from Brunswick. Lands taken for Bedford 1753, Cahrlotte 1764, Halifax 1752, Mecklenburg 1764
  57. Madison - 5 Dec 1792 from Culpeper
  58. Mathews - 16 Dec 1790 from Gloucester
  59. Mecklenburg - 27 Nov 1764 from Lunenburg
  60. Middlesex - 1673 from Lancaster
  61. Montgomery - 7 Dec 1776 from Fincastle & Botetourt. Lands taken for Craig 1851, Floyd 1831, Giles 1806, Greenbrier 1778, Kanawah 1788, Pulaski 1839, city of Radford, Roanoke 1838, Wythe 1789, Washington 1776
  62. Nansemond - renamed 1637 from Upper Norfolk. lands taken for Southampton 1749, rest of county became city of Nansemond 1972. Merged with Suffolk 1974.
  63. Nelson - 23 Dec 1807 from Amherst
  64. New Kent - 1654 from York, James City. Lands taken for Hanover 1720, King & Queen 1691
  65. Norfolk - renamed 16 May 1691 from Lower Norfolk. Lands taken for city of Chesapeake 1963
  66. Northampton - 1634 from Colonial lands. Lands taken for Accomack 1634
  67. Northumberland - 1648 from York. Lands takenf or Lancaster 1651, Westmoreland 1653
  68. Nottoway - 23 Dec 1788 from Amelia
    | A-Z | in progress | updated 18 Jan 2005 | 351 records, counting
  69. Orange - 20 Sep 1734 from Spotsylvania. Lands taken for Augusta 1738, Culpeper 1748, Frederick 1738, Greene 1838
  70. Page - 30 Mar 1831 from Rockingham & Shenandoah
  71. Patrick - 26 Nov 1790 from Henry. Lands taken for Carroll 1742, Grayson 1792
  72. Pittsylvania - 15 Dec 1766 from Halifax. Lands taken for Henry 1776, city of Danville
  73. Powhatan - 3 Jun 1777 from Cumberland, Chesterfield
  74. Prince Edward - 17 Nov 1753 from Amelia. Lands taken for Appomattox 1845
  75. Prince George - 25 Aug 1702 from Charles City. Lands taken for Amelia 1734, Brunswick 1720, Dinwiddie 1752, city of Hopewell
    | A-Z | completed "Burnt County" | 124 records
  76. Prince William - 17 Jun 1730 from King George, Stafford. Lands taken for Fairfax 1742, Fanquier 1758
  77. Princess Anne - 16 May 1691 from Lower Norfolk. Annexed to city of Virginia Beach
  78. Pulaski - 30 Mar 1839 from Montgomery & Wythe
  79. Rappahannock - 18 Feb 1833 from Culpeper. Not to be confused with "Old" Rappahannock
  80. Richmond - 26 Apr 1692 from "Old" Rappahannock. Lands taken for King George 1720. Not to be confused with City of Richmond
  81. Roanoke - 30 Mar 1838 from Botetourt, Montgomery. Lands taken for Craig 1851, cities of Roanoke & Salem
  82. Rockbridge - 12 Jan 1778 from Augusta, Botetourt. Lands taken for city of Buena Vista 1892, city of Lexington 1961
  83. Rockingham - 12 Jan 1778 from Augusta. Lands taken for Pendleton 1787, city of Harrisonburg 1831
  84. Russell - 6 Jan 1786 from Washington. Lands taken for Dickenson 1880, Lee 1792, Buchanan 1858, Scott 1814, Tazewell, 1799, Wise 1856
  85. Scott - 24 Nov 1814 from Lee, Russell, Washington. Lands taken for Wise 1856
  86. Shenandoah -renamed 12 Jan 1778 from Dunmore (24 Mar 1772 from Frederick). Lands taken for Page 1831, Warren 1836
  87. Smyth - 23 Feb 1832 from Washington, Wythe.
  88. Southampton - 20 Apr 1749 from Isle of Wight, Nasemond. Lands taken for city of Franklin 1961
  89. Spotsylvania - 17 Dec 1720 from Essex, King & Queens, King William. Lands taken for Orange 1734, city of Fredericksburg
  90. Stafford - 1664 from Westmoreland. Lands taken for Prince William 1730
  91. Surry - 1652 from James City. Lands taken for Brunswick 1720, Sussex 1753
  92. Sussex - 28 Nov 1753 from Surry. Lands taken for Greensville 1780
  93. Tazewell - 20 Dec 1799 from Rusell, Wythe. Lands taken for Bland 1861, Buchanan 1858, Giles 1806, McDowell 1858, Mercer 1837
  94. Warren - 9 Mar 1836 from Frederick & Shenandoah
  95. Warwick - renamed 1642 from Warwick River. Lands taken for city of Warwick
  96. Washington - 7 Dec 1776 from Fincastle, Montgomery. Lands taken for Russell 1786, Scott 1814, Smyth 1832, city of Bristol 1890
  97. Westmoreland - Jul 1653 from Northumberland, King George. Lands taken for Stafford 1664
  98. Wise - 16 Feb 1856 from Lee, Russell, Scott. Lands taken for Dickenson 1880, city of Norton 1954
  99. Wythe - 1 Dec 1789 from Montgomery, Grayson. Lands taken for Bland 1861, Grayson 1792, Giles 1806, Pulaski 1839, Smyth 1832, Tazewell 1799.
  100. York - renamed 1842 from Charles River (1634 colonial lands). Lands taken for Gloucester 1651, New Kent 1654, Lancaster 1651, Northumberland 1648.
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