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Charles City Shire was formed in 1634 in the colony of Virginia. It was named for Charles I , the then King of England , and was renamed Charles City County in 1637. History
The five still-existing original shires of Virginia are: Charles City Shire (1634–1643) became Charles City County; Charles River Shire (1634–1643) became Charles River County in 1636, then York County; James City Shire (1634–1636) became James City County; Henrico Shire (1634–1642) became Henrico County
Also, during the English Civil War, Charles River County and the Charles River were changed to York County and York River respectively (though Charles City County kept its royal name). The original Shires of Virginia were: Accomac Shire (later Northampton & Accomack Counties) Charles City Shire (later Charles City County)
Charles City County, Virginia from 1895 state map. Charles City County is a county located in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. The county is situated southeast of Richmond and west of Jamestown. It is bounded on the south by the James River and on the east by the Chickahominy River. The area that would become Charles City County was first ...
Charles City (or Charles Cittie as it was then called) was one of four incorporations established in the Virginia Colony in 1619 by the proprietor, the Virginia Company. [1] In 1613, Bermuda City was founded, which was later renamed after Prince Charles. In 1634, under Royal authority, a portion became Charles City Shire, [2] later Charles City ...
The Chickahominy is an 87-mile-long (140 km) [1] river in eastern Virginia.The river, which serves as the eastern border of Charles City County, rises about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Richmond and flows southeast and south to the James River.
Clip from John Senex map c. 1710 showing the people Captain Vielle passed by to arrive in Chaouenon's country as the French Jesuit called the Shawnee.. For nearly 15 years, missionaries and "coureurs de bois" confused ideas of a "beautiful River, large, wide, deep, and worthy of comparison . . . with our great river St. Lawrence" that in 1660 and 1662 they were able to describe a river below ...
The Virginia Company lost its charter in 1624, and Virginia became a royal colony. Charles City Shire was formed in 1634 in the Virginia Colony by order of Charles I, King of England. It was named as Charles City County in 1643. Charles Cittie, Charles City Shire, and Charles City County all extended to both sides of the James River, which was ...