County | County Seat | Established | Origin | Coordinator |
Accomack County | Accomac | 1663 | One of the eight original shires of Virginia. | Available for Adoption |
Albemarle County | Charlottesville | 1744 | Goochland County. | |
Alleghany County | Covington | 1822 | Bath & Botetourt VA Counties, & Monroe County, WV | Available for Adoption |
Amelia County | Amelia Court House | 1735 | Brunswick & Prince George Counties. | |
Amherst County | Amherst | 1761 | Albemarle County. | |
Appomattox County | Appomattox | 1845 | Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte & Prince Edward Counties | |
Arlington County | Arlington | 1846 | Annexed from Washington, DC | |
Augusta County | Staunton | 1745 | Orange County | |
Bedford County | Bedford | 1754 | Lunenburg County | Thomas A. Markham |
Bland County | Bland | 1861 | Giles, Tazewell, & Wythe Counties. | |
Botetourt County | Fincastle | 1770 | Augusta County. | |
Brunswick County | Lawrenceville | 1720 | Prince George County | |
Buchanan County | Grundy | 1858 | Russell and Tazewell Counties | |
Buckingham County | Buckingham | 1761 | Albemarle County | |
Campbell County | Rustburg | 1782 | Bedford County | |
Caroline County | Bowling Green | 1728 | Essex, King & Queen, & King William Co's. | |
Carroll County | Hillsville | 1842 | Grayson County. | |
Charles City County | Charles City | 1634 | Original Borough | |
Charlotte County | Charlotte Court House | 1765 | Lunenburg County. | |
Chesterfield County | Chesterfield | 1749 | Henrico County | |
Clarke County | Berryville | 1836 | Frederick County | |
Craig County | New Castle | 1851 | Botetourt, Roanoke, Giles, VA & present day Monroe County, WV | |
Culpeper County | Culpeper | 1748 | Orange County. | |
Cumberland County | Cumberland | 1749 | Goochland County | |
Dickenson County | Clintwood | 1880 | Buchanan, Russell, & Wise Counties | |
Dinwiddie County | Dinwiddie | 1752 | Prince George County | |
Essex County | Tappahannock | 1692 | Rappahannock County. | |
Fairfax County | Fairfax | 1742 | Prince William County | |
Fauquier County | Warrenton | 1759 | Prince William County | |
Floyd County | Floyd | 1831 | Montgomery County | |
Fluvanna County | Palmyra | 1777 | Henrico County | |
Franklin County | Rocky Mount | 1785 | Bedford & Henry Counties | |
Frederick County | Winchester | 1743 | Orange County | |
Giles County | Pearisburg | 1806 | Montgomery, Monroe, Wythe, & Tazewell Counties | |
Gloucester County | Gloucester Courthouse | 1651 | Original County | |
Goochland County | Goochland | 1727 | Henrico Shire | |
Grayson County | Independence | 1793 | Wythe County | |
Greene County | Stanardsville | 1838 | Orange County | |
Greensville County | Emporia | 1780 | Brunswick County | |
Halifax County | Halifax | 1752 | Lunenburg County | |
Hanover County | Hanover Courthouse | 1720 | New Kent County | Available for Adoption |
Henrico County | Henrico | 1617 | Original County. | |
Henry County | Martinsville | 1777 | Pittsylvania County | |
Highland County | Monterey | 1847 | Bath and Pendleton Counties. | |
Isle of Wight County | Isle of Wight | 1634 | Renamed from Warrosquyoake Shire, one of the original eight | Paula Franklin |
James City County | Williamsburg | 1617 | Original County. | Eve Gregory |
King and Queen County | King & Queen Court House | 1691 | New Kent County. | |
King George County | King George | 1721 | Richmond County | |
King William County | King William | 1702 | King & Queen County. | |
Lancaster County | Lancaster | 1651 | Northumberland & York Counties. | |
Lee County | Jonesville | 1793 | Russell County | |
Loudoun County | Leesburg | 1757 | Fairfax County | |
Louisa County | Louisa | 1742 | Hanover County | |
Lunenburg County | Lunenburg | 1746 | Brunswick County | |
Madison County | Madison | 1793 | Culpeper County | |
Mathews County | Mathews | 1791 | Gloucester County. | |
Mecklenburg County | Boydton | 1765 | Lunenburg County | |
Middlesex County | Saluda | 1673 | Lancaster County | |
Montgomery County | Christiansburg | 1777 | Fincastle County | |
Nelson County | Lovingston | 1808 | Amherst County | |
New Kent County | New Kent | 1654 | York County. | |
Northampton County | Eastville | 1634 | Accomac Shire, one of the original eight shires | |
Northumberland County | Heathsville | 1648 | Created by the Virginia General Assembly. | |
Nottoway County | Nottoway | 1789 | Amelia County | |
Orange County | Orange | 1734 | Spotsylvania County. | |
Page County | Luray | 1831 | Shenandoah & Rockingham Counties | Lainee Denton |
Patrick County | Stuart | 1791 | Patrick Henry County | |
Pittsylvania County | Chatham | 1767 | Halifax County | |
Powhatan County | Powhatan | 1777 | Cumberland County | |
Prince Edward County | Farmville | 1754 | Amelia County | |
Prince George County | Prince George | 1703 | Charles City County | Eve Gregory |
Prince William County | Manassas | 1731 | Stafford & King George Counties | |
Pulaski County | Pulaski | 1839 | Montgomery & Wythe Counties | |
Rappahannock County | Washington | 1833 | Culpeper County. | |
Richmond County | Warsaw | 1692 | Rappahannock County | |
Roanoke County | Salem | 1838 | Botetourt County | |
Rockbridge County | Lexington | 1778 | Augusta & Botetourt Counties | |
Rockingham County | Harrisonburg | 1778 | Page County | |
Russell County | Lebanon | 1786 | Washington County | |
Scott County | Gate City | 1814 | Washington, Lee, & Russell Counties | |
Shenandoah County | Woodstock | 1772 | Originally named Dunmore County | |
Smyth County | Marion | 1832 | Washington & Wythe Counties | |
Southampton County | Courtland | 1749 | Isle of Wight & Nansemond Counties | |
Spotsylvania County | Spotsylvania Courthouse | 1721 | Essex, King & Queen, & King William Co's. | |
Stafford County | Stafford | 1664 | Westmoreland County | |
Surry County | Surry | 1652 | James City County | Paula Franklin |
Sussex County | Sussex | 1754 | Surry County | Available for Adoption |
Tazewell County | Tazewell | 1800 | Wythe & Russell Counties | |
Warren County | Front Royal | 1836 | Frederick & Shenandoah Counties | |
Washington County | Abingdon | 1777 | Fincastle County | |
Westmoreland County | Montross | 1653 | Northumberland County | |
Wise County | Wise | 1856 | Lee, Scott, & Russell Counties | |
Wythe County | Wytheville | 1790 | Montgomery County | |
York County | Yorktown | 1634 | Charles River Shire, one of the eight original shires. | Eve Gregory |