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Creation of Virginia Counties

• ACCOMACK COUNTY, VA - Created in 1634 from Northampton County

• ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA - Created in 1744 from Goochland & Louisa Counties

• ALLEGHANY COUNTY, VA - Created in 1822 from Bath, Botetourt & Monroe Counties

• AMELIA COUNTY, VA - Created in 1734 from Brunswick & Prince George Counties

• AMHERST COUNTY, VA - Created in 1761 from Albemarle County

• APPOMATTOX COUNTY, VA - Created in 1845 from Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte & Prince Edward Counties

• ARLINGTON COUNTY, VA - Created in 1847 from Fairfax County

• AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA - Created in 1738 from Orange County

• BATH COUNTY, VA - Created in 1790 from Augusta, Botetourt & Greenbrier Counties

• BEDFORD COUNTY, VA - Created in 1753 from Albemarle & Lunenburg Counties

• BLAND COUNTY, VA - Created in 1861 from Giles, Tazewell & Wythe Counties

• BOTETOURT COUNTY, VA - Created in 1769 from Augusta County

• BRUNSWICK COUNTY, VA - Created in 1720 from Isle of Wight, Prince George & Surry Counties

• BUCHANAN COUNTY, VA - Created in 1858 from Russell & Tazewell Counties

• BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA -- Created in 1761 from Albemarle County

• CAMPBELL COUNTY, VA - Created in 1781 from Bedford County

• CAROLINE COUNTY, VA - Created in 1727 from Essex, King and Queen & King William Counties

• CARROLL COUNTY, VA - Created in 1842 from Grayson & Patrick Counties

• CHARLES CITY COUNTY, VA - Created in 1634 as an original shire

• CHARLOTTE COUNTY, VA - Created in 1764 from Lunenburg County

• CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA - Created in 1749 from Henrico County

• CLARKE COUNTY, VA - Created in 1836 from Frederick County

• CRAIG COUNTY, VA - Created in 1851 from Allegheny, Botetourt, Giles, Monroe, Montgomery & Roanoke Counties

• CULPEPER COUNTY, VA -Created in 1748 from Orange County

• CUMBERLAND COUNTY, VA - Created in 1748 from Goochland County

• DICKENSON COUNTY, VA - Created in 1880 from Buchanan, Russell & Wise Counties

• DINWIDDIE COUNTY, VA - Created in 1752 from Prince George County

• ELIZABETH CITY COUNTY, VA - Created in 1634 as an original shire

• ESSEX COUNTY, VA - Created in 1692 from Old Rappahannock County

• FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -Created in 1742 from Loudoun & Prince William Counties

• FAUQUIER COUNTY, VA -Created in 1759 from Prince William County

• FLOYD COUNTY, VA - Created in 1831 from Franklin & Montgomery Counties

• FLUVANNA COUNTY, VA - Created in 1777 from Albemarle County

• FRANKLIN COUNTY, VA - Created in 1785 from Bedford, Henry & Patrick Counties

• FREDERICK COUNTY, VA - Created in 1738 from Augusta & Orange Counties

• GILES COUNTY, VA - Created in 1806 from Craig, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Tazewell & Wythe Counties

• GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VA - Created in 1651 from York County

• GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VA - Created in 1727 from Henrico County

• GRAYSON COUNTY, VA - Created in 1792 from Patrick& Wythe Counties

• GREENE COUNTY, VA - Created in 1838 from Orange County

• GREENSVILLE COUNTY, VA - Created in 1781 from Brunswick & Sussex Counties

• HALIFAX COUNTY, VA - Created in 1752 from Lunenburg County

• HANOVER COUNTY, VA - Created in 1720 from New Kent County

• HENRICO COUNTY, VA - Created in 1634 as an original shire

• HENRY COUNTY, VA - Created in 1776 from Patrick & Pittsylvania Counties

• HIGHLAND COUNTY, VA - Created in 1847 from Bath & Pendleton Counties

• ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VA - Created in 1634 as an original shire

• JAMES CITY COUNTY, VA - Created in 1634 as an original shire

• KING AND QUEEN COUNTY, VA - Created in 1691 from New Kent County

• KING GEORGE COUNTY, VA - Created in 1720 from Richmond & Westmoreland Counties

• KING WILLIAM COUNTY, VA - Created in 1701 from King and Queen County

• LANCASTER COUNTY, VA - Created in 1651 from Northumberland & York Counties

• LEE COUNTY, VA - Created in 1792 from Russell & Scott Counties

• LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA - Created in 1757 from Fairfax County

• LOUISA COUNTY, VA - Created in 1742 from Hanover County

• LUNENBURG COUNTY, VA - Created in 1746 from Brunswick County

• MADISON COUNTY, VA - Created in 1792 from Culpeper County

• MATHEWS COUNTY, VA - Created in 1790 from Gloucester County

• MECKLENBURG COUNTY, VA - Created in 1764 from Lunenburg County

• MIDDLESEX COUNTY, VA - Created in 1673 from Lancaster County

• MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VA - Created in 1776 from Botetourt & Fincastle Counties

• NANSEMOND COUNTY, VA - Created in 1637 from Upper Norfolk County

• NELSON COUNTY, VA - Created in 1807 from Amherst County

• NEW KENT COUNTY, VA - Created in 1654 from York County

• NORFOLK COUNTY, VA - Created in 1636 from Lower Norfolk County

• NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - Created in 1634 as an original shire

• NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, VA - Created in 1648 from Indian District of Chickacoan

• NOTTOWAY COUNTY, VA - Created in 1788 from Amelia County

• ORANGE COUNTY, VA - Created in 1734 from Spotsylvania County

• PAGE COUNTY, VA - Created in 1831 from Rockingham & Shenandoah Counties

• PATRICK COUNTY, VA - Created in 1791 from Henry County

• PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VA - Created in 1766 from Halifax County

• POWHATAN COUNTY, VA - Created in 1777 from Chesterfield & Cumberland Counties

• PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, VA - Created in 1753 from Amelia County

• PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, VA - Created in 1702 from Charles City County

• PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA - Created in 1730 from King George & Stafford Counties

• PRINCESS ANNE COUNTY, VA - Created in 1636 from Lower Norfolk County

• PULASKI COUNTY, VA - Created in 1839 from Montgomery & Wythe Counties

• RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, VA -Created in 1833 from Culpeper County

• RICHMOND COUNTY, VA - Created in 1692 from Rappahannock County

• ROANOKE COUNTY, VA - Created in 1838 from Botetourt & Montgomery Counties

• ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, VA - Created in 1778 from Augusta & Botetourt Counties

• ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA - Created in 1778 from Augusta County

• RUSSELL COUNTY, VA - Created in 1785 from Washington County

• SCOTT COUNTY, VA - Created in 1814 from Lee, Russell & Washington Counties

• SHENANDOAH COUNTY, VA - Created in 1772 from Frederick County

• SMYTH COUNTY, VA - Created in 1832 from Washington & Wythe Counties

• SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - Created in 1749 from Isle of Wight & Nansemond Counties

• SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VA - Created in 1720 from Essex, King and Queen & King William Counties

• STAFFORD COUNTY, VA - Created in 1664 from Westmoreland County

• SURRY COUNTY, VA - Created in 1652 from James City County Census

• SUSSEX COUNTY, VA - Created in 1753 from Surry County

• TAZEWELL COUNTY, VA - Created in 1799 from Russell & Wythe Counties

• WARREN COUNTY, VA - Created in 1836 from Frederick & Shenandoah Counties

• WARWICK COUNTY, VA - Created in 1634 as an original shire

• WASHINGTON COUNTY, VA - Created in 1776 from Fincastle & Montgomery Counties

• WESTMORELAND COUNTY, VA - Created in 1653 from Northumberland County

• WISE COUNTY, VA - Created in 1856 from Lee, Russell & Scott Counties

• WYTHE COUNTY, VA - Created in 1789 from Montgomery County

• YORK COUNTY, VA - Created in 1634 as Charles River County

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