County	Date Formed	Created by Law	Parent County	County Seat
Accomack	1663	n/a	Northampton	Accomac
Albemarle	1744	1744	Goochland	Charlottesville
City of Alexandria	.	.	.	Independent City
Alleghany	1822	1822	Bath, Botetourt, Monroe(WVA)	Covington
Amelia	1735	1734	Brunswick, Prince George	Amelia
Amherst	1761	1761	Albemarle	Amherst
Appomattox	1845	1845	Buckingham, Prince Edward, Charlotte, Campbell	Appomattox
Arlington	1801	1801	DC, Fairfax (Alexandria Co. until 1920)	Arlington
Augusta	1745	1738	Orange	Staunton
Bath	1791	1790	Augusta, Botetourt & Greenbrier (now WV)	Warm Springs
Bedford	1754	1753	Lunenburg	Bedford
Bland	1861	1861	Giles, Tazewell, Wythe	Bland
Botetourt	1770	1769	Augusta	Fincastle
Brunswick	1732	1720	Prince George	Lawrenceville
Buchanan	1858	1858	Tazewell, Russell	Grundy
Buckingham	1761	1761	Albemarle	Buckingham
Campbell	1782	1781	Bedford	Rustburg
Caroline	1728	1727	Essex, King and Queen, King William	Bowling Green
Carroll	1842	1842	Grayson	Hillsville
Charles City	1634	.		Charles City
Charlotte	1765	1764	Lunenburg	Charlotte
Chesterfield	1749	1749	Henrico	Chesterfield Courthouse
Clarke	1836	1836	Frederick	Berryville
Craig	1851	1851	Botetourt, Roanoke, Giles, Monroe	New Castle
Culpeper	1749	1748	Orange	Culpeper
Cumberland	1749	1748	Goochland	Cumberland
Dickenson	1880	1880	Buchanan, Russell, Wise	Clintwood
Dinwiddie	1752	1752	Prince George	Dinwiddie
Elizabeth City	1634	.		Hampton
Essex	1692	1692	old Rappahannock	Tappahannock
Fairfax	1742	1742	Prince William	City of Fairfax
Fauquier	1759	1759	Prince William	Warrenton
Floyd	1831	1831	Montgomery	Floyd
Fluvanna	1777	1777	Albemarle	Palmyra
Franklin	1786	1785	Bedford, Henry	Rocky Mount
Frederick	1743	1738	Orange	Winchester
Fredericksburg (City)	1721	.	Essex, King William, King and Queen	Independent City
Giles	1806	1806	Montgomery, Tazewell, Monroe (now WV)	Pearisburg
Gloucester	1651	n/a	York	Gloucester
Goochland	1728	1727	Henrico	Goochland
Grayson	1793	1792	Wythe	Independence
Greene	1838	1838	Orange	Stanardsville
Greensville	1781	1780	Brunswick	Emporia
Halifax	1752	1752	Lunenburg	Halifax
Hanover	1721	1720	New Kent	Hanover
Henrico	1634	.		Richmond
Henry	1777	1776	Pittsylvania	Martinsville
Highland	1847	1847	Bath (VA), Pendleton (now WV)	Monterey
Isle of Wight	1634	.	Originally Warrosquyoake Co, renamed in 1637	Isle of Wight
James City	1634	.	See New Kent County	Williamsburg
King and Queen	1691	1691	New Kent	King and Queen
King George	1721	1720	Richmond	King George
King William	1702	1701	King and Queen	King William
Lancaster	1651	n/a	Northumberland, York	Lancaster
Lee	1793	1792	Russell	Jonesville
Loudoun	1757	1757	Fairfax	Leesburg
Louisa	1742	1742	Hanover	Louisa
Lunenburg	1746	1746	Brunswick	Lunenburg Courthouse
Madison	1793	1792	Culpeper	Madison
Martinsville (City)	1873	.	Henry	Independent City
Mathews	1791	1790	Gloucester	Mathews
Mecklenburg	1765	1764	Lunenburg	Boydton
Middlesex	c1699	n/a	Lancaster	Saluda
Montgomery	1777	1776	Fincastle (abolished county formed from Botetourt)	Christiansburg
Nansemond	.	.	.	Now City of Suffolk
Nelson	1808	1807	Amherst	Lovingston
New Kent	1654	n/a	York	New Kent
Norfolk	1691	1691	Lower Norfolk County, Now City of Chesapeake	Originally, Portsmouth
Northampton	1634	.	Originally Accawmack Co, renamed in 1642-43	Eastville
Northumberland	c1645	1648	(Informally a county 1645-1648), Chickacoan District	Heathsville
Nottoway	1789	1788	Amelia	Nottaway
Orange	1734	1734	Spotsylvania	Orange
Page	1831	1831	Rockingham, Shenandoah	Luray
Patrick	1791	1790	Henry	Stuart
City of Petersburg	1850	.	Dinwiddie, Pr. George, Chesterfield	Independent City
Pittsylvania	1767	1766	Halifax	Chatham
City of Poquoson	1952	.	York	Independent City
Powhatan	1777	1777	Cumberland	Powhatan
Prince Edward	1754	1753	Amelia	Farmville
Prince George	1703	1702	Charles City	Prince George
Prince William	1731	1730	King George, Stafford	Manassas
Princess Anne	1691	1691	now City of Virginia Beach	.
Pulaski	1839	1839	Montgomery, Wythe	Pulaski
Rappahannock	1833	1833	Culpeper	Washington
Richmond City	1782	.	Henrico	Independent City
Richmond	1692	1692	old Rappahannock	Warsaw
Roanoke	1838	1838	Botetourt	Salem
Roanoke (City)	1874	.	Roanoke	Independent City
Rockbridge	1778	1778	Augusta, Botetourt	Lexington
Rockingham	1778	1778	Augusta	Harrisonburg
Russell	1786	1786	Washington	Lebanon
Salem (City)	1836	.	Roanoke	Independent City
Scott	1814	1814	Lee, Russell, Washington	Gate City
Shenandoah	1772	1772	Frederick (Originally Dunmore Co, renamed in 1778)	Woodstock
Smyth	1832	1832	Washington, Wythe	Marion
Southampton	1749	1749	Isle of Wight	Courtland
Spotsylvania	1721	1720	Essex, King William, King and Queen	Spotsylvania
Stafford	1664	n/a	Westmoreland	Stafford
Surry	1652	n/a	James City	Surry
Sussex	1754	1753	Surry	Sussex
Tazewell	1800	1799	Russell, Wythe	Tazewell
Warren	1836	1836	Frederick, Shenandoah	Front Royal
Warwick	1634	.	now City of Newport News (Originally Warwick River Co, renamed in 1642-43)	Independent City
Washington	1777	1776	Fincastle (abolished county formed from Botetourt)	Abingdon
Westmoreland	1653	n/a	Northumberland	Montross
Wise	1856	1856	Lee, Russell, Scott	Wise
Wythe	1790	1789	Montgomery	Wytheville
York	1634	.	Originally Charles River Co, renamed in 1642-43	Yorktown