County List
Workplaces are grouped by county. Each workplace name is followed by the owner's surname(s). Places without formal names are given the owner's name. Counties formed after 1865 are omitted.
ACCOMACKFormed in 1663 from Northampton Co.
ALBEMARLEFormed in 1744 from Goochland Co.
ALEXANDRIAFormed in 1801 from DC and Fairfax Co.; Renamed Arlington Co. in 1920
ALLEGHANYFormed in 1822 from Bath, Botetourt and Monroe (West VA) Co.s
AMELIAFormed in 1735 from Brunswick and Prince George Co.s
AMHERSTFormed in 1761 from Albemarle Co.
APPOMATTOXFormed in 1845 from Buckingham, Prince Edward, Charlotte and Campbell Co.s
AUGUSTAFormed in 1745 from Orange Co.
BATHFormed in 1791 from Augusta, Botetourt and Greebrier Co.s
BEDFORDFormed in 1754 from Lunenburg Co. BLANDFormed in 1861 from Giles, Tazwell and Wythe Co.s
BOTETOURTFormed in 1770 from Augusta Co.
BRUNSWICKFormed in 1732 from Prince George Co.
BUCHANANFormed in 1858 from Tazwell and Russell Co.s
BUCKINGHAMFormed in 1761 from Albemarle Co. CAMPBELLFormed in 1782 from Bedford Co.
CAROLINEFormed in 1728 from Essex, King and Queen and King William Co.s
CARROLLFormed in 1842 from Grayson Co.
CHARLES CITYFormed in 1634
CHARLOTTEFormed in 1765 from Lunenburg Co.
CHESTERFIELDFormed in 1749 from Henrico Co. CLARKEFormed in 1836 from Frederick Co.
CRAIGFormed in 1851 from Botetourt, Roanoke, Giles and Monroe Co.s
CULPEPERFormed in 1749 from Orange Co.
CUMBERLANDFormed in 1749 from Goochland Co.
DINWIDDIEFormed in 1752 from Prince George Co.
ELIZABETH CITYFormed in 1634
ESSEXFormed in 1692 from old Rappahannock Co.
FAIRFAXFormed in 1742 from Prince William Co.
FAUQUIERFormed in 1759 from Prince William Co.
FLOYDFormed in 1831 from Montgomery Co.
FLUVANNAFormed in 1777 from Albemarle Co.
FRANKLINFormed in 1786 from Bedford and Henry Co.s
FREDERICKFormed in 1743 from Orange Co.
City of FREDERICKSBURGFormed in 1721 from Essex, King William and King and Queen Co.s
GILESFormed in 1806 from Montgomery, Tazwell and Monroe Co.s
GLOUCESTERFormed in 1651 from Yrok Co.
GOOCHLANDFormed in 1728 from Henrico Co.
GRAYSONFormed in 1793 from Wythe Co.
GREENEFormed in 1838 from Orange Co.
GREENSVILLEFormed in 1781 from Brunswick Co.
HALIFAXFormed in 1752 from Lunenburg Co.
HANOVERFormed in 1721 from New Kent Co.
HENRICOFormed in 1634
HENRYFormed in 1777 from Pittsylvania Co.
HIGHLANDFormed in 1847 from Bath and Pendleton Co.s
ISLE OF WIGHTFormed in 1634 as Warrosquyoake Co.; Renamed Isle of Wight in 1637
JAMES CITYFormed in 1634
KING AND QUEENFormed in 1691 from New Kent Co.
KING GEORGEFormed in 1721 from Richmond Co. KING WILLIAMFormed in 1702 from King and Queen Co.
LANCASTERFormed in 1651 from Northumberland and York Co.s
LEEFormed in 1793 from Russell Co.
LOUDONFormed in 1757 from Fairfax Co.
LOUISAFormed in 1742 from Hanover Co.
LUNENBURGFormed in 1746 from Brunswick Co.
MADISONFormed in 1793 from Culpeper Co.
MATTHEWSFormed in 1791 from Gloucester Co. MECKLENBURGFormed in 1765 from Lunenburg Co.
MIDDLESEXFormed ca. 1699 from Lancaster Co.
MONTGOMERYFormed in 1777 from Fincastle/ Botetourt Co.
NANSEMONDNow City of Suffolk
NELSONFormed in 1808 from Amherst Co. NEW KENTFormed in 1654 from York Co.
NORTHAMPTONFormed in 1634 as Accawmack Co.; Renamed Northampton in 1642
NORTHUMBERLANDFormed ca. 1645 from the Chickacoan District
NOTTAWAYFormed in 1789 from Amelia Co.
ORANGEFormed in 1734 from Spotsylvania Co.
PAGEFormed in 1831 from Rockingham and Shenandoah Co.s
PATRICKFormed in 1791 from Henry Co.
City of PETERSBURGFormed in 1850 from Dinwiddie, Prince George and Chesterfield Co.s
PITTSYLVANIAFormed in 1767 from Halifax Co.
POWHATTANFormed in 1777 from Cumberland Co.
PRINCE EDWARDFormed in 1754 from Amelia Co. PRINCE GEORGEFormed in 1703 from Charles City Co.
PRINCE WILLIAMFormed in 1731 from King George and Stafford Co.
PRINCESS ANNEFormed in 1691
PULASKIFormed in 1839 from Montgomery and Wythe Co.s
RAPPAHANNOCKFormed in 1833 from Culpeper Co.
City of RICHMONDFormed in 1782 from Henrico Co.
RICHMONDFormed in 1692 from old Rappahannock Co.
ROANOKEFormed in 1838 from Botetourt Co.
ROCKBRIDGEFormed in 1778 from Augusta and Botetourt Co.s
ROCKINGHAMFormed in 1778 from Augusta Co. RUSSELLFormed in 1786 from Washington Co.
City of SALEMFormed in 1836 from Roanoke Co.
SCOTTFormed in 1814 from Lee, Russell and Washington Co.s
SHENANDOAHFormed in 1772 as Dunmore Co., from Frederick; Renamed Shenandoah in 1778
SMYTHFormed in 1832 from Washington and Wythe Co.s
SOUTHAMPTONFormed in 1749 from Isle of Wight Co.
SPOTSYLVANIAFormed in 1721 from Essex, King William and King and Queen Co.s
STAFFORDFormed in 1664 from Westmoreland Co.
SURRYFormed in 1652 from James City
SUSSEXFormed in 1754 from Surry Co.
TAZEWELLFormed in 1800 from Russell and Wythe Co.s
WARRENFormed in 1836 from Frederick and Shenandoah Co.s
City of WARWICKFormed in 1634; Currently City of Newport News
WASHINGTONFormed in 1777 from Fincastle Co.
WESTMORELANDFormed in 1653 from Northumberland Co.
WISEFormed in 1856 from Lee, Russell and Scott Co.s
WYTHEFormed in 1790 from Montgomery Co.
YORKFormed in 1634 |