County

Year

Parent County - Notes

1

Accawmack

1634

Original Shire - became Northampton in 1642/43

2

Accomack

1663

Northampton

3

Albemarle

1744

Goochland

4

Alexandria 1)

1801

Fairfax

5

Alleghany

1822

Bath, Botetourt, Monroe

6

Amelia

1735

Brunswick, Prince George,

7

Amherst

1761

Albemarle

8

Appomattox

1845

Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Prince Edward

9

Arlington 1)

1920

Name changed from Alexandria

10

Augusta

1745

Orange

11

Barbour

1843

Harrison, Lewis, Randolph - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

12

Bath

1791

Augusta, Botetourt, Greenbrier

13

Bedford

1754

Lunenburg

14

Berkeley

1772

Frederick - transferred to West Virginia in 1867

15

Bland

1861

Giles, Tazewell, Wythe

16

Boone

1847

Cabell, Kanawha, Logan - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

17

Botetourt

1770

Augusta

18

Bourbon

1786

Fayette - one of nine counties of Kentucky at statehood in 1792

19

Braxton

1836

Kanawha, Lewis, Nicholas - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

20

Brooke

1797

Ohio - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

21

Brunswick

1732

Prince George

22

Buchanan

1858

Russell, Tazewell

23

Buckingham

1761

Albemarle

24

Cabell

1809

Kanawha - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

25

Calhoun

1856

Gilmer - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

26

Campbell

1782

Bedford

27

Caroline

1728

Essex, King and Queen, King William

28

Carroll

1842

Grayson

29

Charles City

1634

Original Shire

30

Charles River

1634

Original Shire - became York in 1642/43

31

Charlotte

1765

Lunenburg

32

Chesterfield

1749

Henrico

33

Clarke

1836

Frederick

34

Clay

1858

Braxton, Nicholas - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

35

Craig

1851

Botetourt, Giles, Monroe, Roanoke

36

Culpepper

1749

Orange

37

Cumberland

1749

Goochland

38

Dickenson

1880

Buchanan, Russell, Wise

39

Dinwiddie

1752

Prince George

40

Doddridge

1845

Harrison, Lewis, Ritchie, Tyler - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

41

Dunmore

1772

Frederick - became Shenandoah in 1778

42

Elizabeth City

1634

Original Shire

43

Essex

1692

Rappahannock

44

Fairfax

1742

Prince William

45

Fauquier

1759

Prince William

46

Fayette

1780

Kentucky - one of nine counties of Kentucky at statehood in 1792

47

Fayette

1831

Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan, Nicholas - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

48

Fincastle

1772

Botetourt - divided and extinguished in 1777

49

Floyd

1831

Montgomery

50

Fluvanna

1777

Albemarle

51

Franklin

1786

Bedford, Henry

52

Frederick

1743

Orange

53

Giles

1806

Monroe, Montgomery, Tazewell

54

Gilmer

1845

Kanawha, Lewis - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

55

Gloucester

1651

York

56

Goochland

1728

Henrico

57

Grayson

1793

Wythe

58

Greenbrier

1778

Augusta, Botetourt, Montgomery - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

59

Greene

1838

Orange

60

Greensville

1781

Brunswick

61

Halifax

1752

Lunenburg

62

Hampshire

1754

Augusta, Frederick

63

Hancock

1848

Brooke - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

64

Hanover

1721

New Kent

65

Hardy

1786

Hampshire - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

66

Harrison

1784

Monongalia - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

67

Henrico

1634

Original Shire

68

Henry

1777

Pittsylvania

69

Highland

1847

Bath, Pendleton

70

Illinois

1778

Ceded to the United States in 1784

71

Isle of Wight

1637

Name changed from Warrosquyoake

72

Jackson

1831

Kanawha, Mason, Wood - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

73

James City

1634

Original Shire

74

Jefferson

1780

Kentucky - one of nine counties of Kentucky at statehood in 1792

75

Jefferson

1801

Berkeley - transferred to West Virginia in 1867

76

Kanawha

1789

Greenbrier, Montgomery - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

77

Kentucky

1777

Fincastle - divided and extinguished as a second-order polity in 1780

78

King and Queen

1691

New Kent

79

King George

1721

Richmond

80

King William

1702

King and Queen

81

Lancaster

1651

Northumberland, York

82

Lee

1793

Russell

83

Lewis

1816

Harrison - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

84

Lincoln

1780

Kentucky - one of nine counties of Kentucky at statehood in 1792

85

Logan

1824

Cabell, Giles, Kanawha, Tazewell - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

86

Loudon

1757

Fairfax

87

Louisa

1742

Hanover

88

Lower Norfolk

1637

New Norfolk - divided and extinguished in 1691

89

Lunenburg

1746

Brunswick

90

Madison

1786

Lincoln - one of nine counties of Kentucky at statehood in 1792

91

Madison

1793

Culpepper

92

Marion

1842

Harrison, Monongalia - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

93

Marshall

1835

Ohio - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

94

Mason

1789

Bourbon - one of nine counties of Kentucky at statehood in 1792

95

Mason

1804

Kanawha - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

96

Mathews

1791

Gloucester

97

McDowell

1858

Tazewell - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

98

Mecklenburg

1765

Lunenburg

99

Mercer

1786

Lincoln - one of nine counties of Kentucky at statehood in 1792

100

Mercer

1837

Giles, Tazewell - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

101

Middlesex

1669

Lancaster

102

Monongalia

1776

Augusta - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

103

Monroe

1799

Greenbrier - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

104

Montgomery

1777

Fincastle

105

Morgan

1820

Berkeley, Hampshire - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

106

Nansemond

1642/43

Name changed from Upper Norfolk

107

Nelson

1785

Jefferson - one of nine counties of Kentucky at statehood in 1792

108

Nelson

1808

Amherst

109

New Kent

1654

York

110

New Norfolk

1636

Elizabeth City - divided and extinguished in 1637

111

Nicholas

1818

Greenbrier, Kanawha, Randolph - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

112

Norfolk

1691

Lower Norfolk

113

Northampton

1642/43

Name changed from Accawmack

114

Northumberland

1648

Chickacoan District - Indian reserve eliminated to form county

115

Nottoway

1789

Amelia

116

Ohio

1776

Augusta - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

117

Orange

1734

Spotsylvania

118

Page

1831

Rockingham, Shenandoah

119

Patrick

1791

Henry

120

Pendleton

1788

Augusta, Hardy, Rockingham - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

121

Pittsylvania

1767

Halifax

122

Pleasants

1851

Ritchie, Tyler, Wood - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

123

Pocahontas

1821

Bath, Pendleton, Randolph - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

124

Powhatan

1777

Cumberland

125

Preston

1818

Monongalia - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

126

Prince Edward

1754

Amelia

127

Prince George

1703

Charles City

128

Prince William

1731

Stafford, King George

129

Princess Anne

1691

Lower Norfolk

130

Pulaski

1839

Montgomery, Wythe

131

Putnam

1848

Cabell, Kanawha, Mason - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

132

Raleigh

1850

Fayette - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

133

Randolph

1787

Harrison - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

134

Rappahannock

1656

Lancaster - divided and extinguished in 1692

135

Rappahannock

1833

Culpepper

136

Richmond

1692

Rappahannock

137

Ritchie

1843

Harrison, Lewis, Wood - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

138

Roane

1856

Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

139

Roanoke

1838

Botetourt

140

Rockbridge

1778

Augusta, Botetourt, Montgomery

141

Rockingham

1778

Augusta, Botetourt, Montgomery

142

Russell

1786

Washington

143

Scott

1814

Lee, Russell, Washington

144

Shenandoah

1778

Named changed from Dunmore

145

Smyth

1832

Washington, Wythe

146

Southampton

1749

Isle of Wight

147

Spotsylvania

1721

Essex, King and Queen, King William

148

Stafford

1664

Westmoreland

149

Surry

1652

James City

150

Sussex

1754

Surry

151

Taylor

1844

Barbour, Harrison, Marion - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

152

Tazewell

1800

Russell, Wythe

153

Tucker

1856

Randolph - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

154

Tyler

1814

Ohio - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

155

Upper Norfolk

1637

New Norfolk - became Nansemond in 1642/43

156

Upshur

1851

Barbour, Lewis, Randolph - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

157

Warren

1836

Frederick, Shenandoah

158

Warrosquyoake

1634

Original Shire - became Isle of Wight in 1637

159

Warwick

1642/43

Name changed from Warwick River

160

Warwick River

1634

Original Shire - became Warwick in 1642/43

161

Washington

1777

Fincastle

162

Wayne

1842

Cabell - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

163

Webster

1860

Braxton, Nicholas, Randolph - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

164

Westmoreland

1653

Northumberland

165

Wetzel

1846

Tyler - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

166

Wirt

1848

Jackson, Wood - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

167

Wise

1856

Lee, Russell, Scott

168

Wood

1798

Harrison - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

169

Woodford

1789

Fayette - one of nine counties of Kentucky at statehood in 1792

170

Wyoming

1850

Logan - county of West Virginia upon statehood in 1863

171

Wythe

1790

Montgomery

172

Yohogania

1776

Augusta - ceded to Pennsylvania in 1786

173

York

1642/43

Name changed from Charles River