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| County Formation in Northern Virginia, 1664-1997
(excluding the formation of the independant cities, which began in 1887) |
"Northern" is defined as Rockingham, Page, Madison, Culpeper, and Stafford Cos. northward (inclusive).
There are usually two dates associated with the formation
of a county.
One is the date it was legislatively created (at the
state level), the other is the date the county was locally organized.
| YEAR | CHANGE: when a county reached its current (1999) form, its name is highlighted in red. |
| 1664 | Stafford Co. formed de novo and from Westmoreland Co. |
| 1692 | Richmond and Essex Cos. formed de novo and from splitting Rappahanock Co. |
| 1720/21 | King George Co. formed from Richmond and Westmoreland Cos. |
| Spotsylvania Co. formed from Essex, King & Queen, and King William Cos. | |
| 1730/31 | Prince William Co. formed from Stafford and King George Cos. |
| 1734 | Orange Co. formed de novo and from Spotsylvania Co. (includes all of west and northwest VA) |
| 1738/43 | Frederick Co. formed de novo and from Orange Co. (encompasses all of northern VA) |
| 1734/45 | Augusta Co. formed de novo and from Orange Co. (encompases all of western VA) |
| 1742 | Fairfax Co. form ed from Prince William Co. |
| 1749 | Culpeper Co. formed from Orange Co. |
| 1753/54 | Hampshire Co. formed from Frederick Co. |
| 1757 | Loudon Co. formed from Fairfax Co. |
| 1759 | Fauquier Co. formed from Prince William Co. |
| 1772 | Dunmore Co. formed from Frederick Co. |
| 1772 | Berkeley Co. formed from Frederick Co. |
| 1777 | Exchange between Stafford Co. and King George Co. |
| 1778 | Name of Dunmore Co. changed to Shenandoah Co. |
| 1778 | Rockingham Co. formed from Augusta Co. |
| 1785/86 | Hardy Co. formed from Hampshire Co. |
| 1787/88 | Pendleton formed from Augusta, Hardy, and Hampshire Cos. |
| 1791 | Part of Fairfax Co. ceded to form the District of Columbia |
| 1792/93 | Madison Co. formed from Culpeper Co. |
| 1796 | Fairfax Co. gained from Loudon Co. |
| 1801 | Jefferson Co. formed from Berkeley Co. |
| 1820 | Morgan Co. formed from Berkeley Co. and Hampshire Co. |
| 1830 | Page Co. formed from Rockingham Co. and Shenandoah Co. |
| 1833 | Rappahannock Co. formed from Culpeper Co. |
| 1836 | Clarke Co. formed from Frederick Co. |
| Warren Co. formed from Frederick Co. and Shenandoah Co. | |
| 1846 | Part of District of Columbia ceded to Fairfax Co. |
| 1847 | Alexandria Co. formed from Fairfax Co. |
| Highland Co. formed from parts of Pendleton Co. and Bath Co. | |
| 1863 | Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan, Hampshire, Hardy, Pendleton, and 44 other Virginia Cos. ceded to form the new state of West Virginia. |
| 1866 | Mineral Co. (WV) formed from Hampshire Co. (WV) |
| Grant Co. (WV) formed from Hardy Co. (WV) | |
| 1871 | Hampshire Co. (WV) gained from Mineral Co. (WV) |
| Source:
1. AniMapPlus: County Boundary Historical Atlas. Gold Bug Software, Alamo, CA. |
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