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An 1864 county map of Virginia and West Virginia following their separation. Much as counties were subdivided as the population grew to maintain a government of a size and location both convenient and of citizens with common interests (at least to some degree), as Virginia grew, the portions that remained after the subdivision of Kentucky in ...
Lower Norfolk County is a long-extinct county which was organized in colonial Virginia, operating from 1637 until 1691. New Norfolk County was formed in 1636 from Elizabeth City Shire , one of the eight original shires (or counties ) formed in 1634 in the colony of Virginia by direction of the King of England.
The Northumberland County Court was first held on August 24, 1650, and set up a government, only to be divided at the next General Assembly session, whereby the part west of the ridge became then-vast Rappahannock County. [11] The original Northern Neck land grant in 1661 was a land grant first issued by the exiled English King Charles II in 1649.
The first Rappahannock County, Virginia — generally known as "Old Rappahannock" County — was founded in 1656 from part of Lancaster County, Virginia and became extinct in 1692 when it was divided to form Essex County and Richmond County, Virginia. [1] Old Rappahannock County was named for the Native Americans who inhabited the area ...
Name Date Established 1610 1620 1630 1640 1650 1660 1670 1680 1690 Connecticut: 1636 — — — 1,472 4,139 7,980 12,603 17,246 21,645 Delaware
Map of the eight Shires of Virginia Colony The eight Shires of Virginia were formed in 1634 in the Virginia Colony . These shires were based on a form of local government used in England at the time, and were redesignated as counties a few years later. [ 1 ]
English: Map of Western Virginia, centered on the Ohio and the Patomak Rivers, showing western settlements in Virignia. The map was among the first American maps to appear in the London Magazine. Map is based on the map of the Western part of Virginia from The Journal Of George Washington, Sent By The Hon. Robert Dinwiddie ...
David Benbennick made the outline map modified here. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 15 September 2009, 18:33 (UTC) Source: File:Virginia counties and independent cities map.gif; File:Map of Virginia highlighting Floyd County.svg; Author: File:Virginia counties and independent cities map.gif: User:JosN