 | A history of Caroline county, Virginia |  |
VIRGINIA COUNTIES IN THE ORDER OF THEIR FORMATION
AND TERRITORY FROM WHICH FORMED
| Charles City | 1634 | Original Shire. |
| Elizabeth City | 1634 | Original Shire. |
| Henrico | 1634 | Original Shire. |
| James City | 1634 | Original Shire. |
| Isle of Wight | 1637 | Formerly Warrosquyoake. |
| Nansemond | 1642 | Formerly Upper Norfolk. |
| Northampton | 1642 | Formerly Accomack. |
| Warwick | 1642 | Formerly Warwick River. |
| York | 1642 | Formerly Charles River. |
| Northumberland | 1648 | From Chickacoan. |
| Gloucester | 1651 | From York. |
| Lancaster | 1651 | From Northumberland and York. |
| Surry | 1652 | From James City. |
| Westmoreland | 1653 | From Northumberland and King George. |
| New Kent | 1654 | From York. |
| Accomack | 1663 | From Northampton. |
| Stafford | 1664 | From Westmoreland. |
| Middlesex | 1673 | Lancaster. |
| King and Queen | 1691 | From New Kent. |
| Norfolk | 1691 | From Lower Norfolk. |
| Princess Anne | 1691 | From Lower Norfolk. |
| Essex | 1692 | From Rappahannock (Old). |
| Richmond | 1692 | From Rappahannock (Old). |
| King William | 1702 | From King and Queen. |
| Prince George | 1703 | From Charles City. |
| King George | 1721 | From Richmond and Westmoreland. |
| Hanover | 1721 | From New Kent. |
| Spotsylvania | 1721 | From Essex, King William and King and Queen. |
| Caroline | 1727 | From Essex, King William and King and Queen. |
| Goochland | 1728 | From Henrico. |
| Prince William | 1731 | From Stafford and King George. |
| Brunswick | 1732 | Prince George, Surry and Isle of Wight. |
| Orange | 1734 | From Spotsylvania. |
| Amelia | 1735 | From Prince George and Brunswick. |
| Fairfax | 1742 | From Prince William. (Part of Loudon added afterward). |
| Louisa | 1742 | From Hanover. |
| Frederick | 1743 | From Orange and part of Augusta. |
| Albemarle | 1744 | From Goochland and part of Louisa. |
| Augusta | 1745 | From Orange. |
| Lunenburg | 1746 | From Brunswick. |
| Culpeper | 1749 | From Orange. |
| Cumberland | 1749 | From Goochland. (Part of Buckingham added afterward). |
| Southampton | 1749 | From Isle of Wight and part of Nansemond. |
| Chesterfield | 1749 | From Henrico. |
| Dinwiddie | 1752 | From Prince George. |
| Halifax | 1752 | From Lunenburg. |
| Prince Edward | 1754 | From Amelia. |
| Sussex | 1754 | From Surry. |
| Bedford | 1754 | From Lunenburg and part of Albemarle. |
| Loudon | 1757 | From Fairfax. |
| Fauquier | 1759 | From Prince William. |
| Amherst | 1761 | From Albemarle. |
| Buckingham | 1761 | From Albemarle. (Part of Appomattox added afterward). |
| Charlotte | 1765 | From Lunenburg. |
| Mecklenburg | 1765 | From Lunenburg. |
| Pittsylvania | 1767 | From Halifax. |
| Botetourt | 1770 | From Augusta. |
| Henry | 1777 | From Pittsylvania. |
| Montgomery | 1777 | From Fincastle which became extinct in 1777. |
| Washington | 1777 | From Fincastle and part of Montgomery. |
| Powhatan | 1777 | From Cumberland and part of Chesterfield. |
| Fluvanna | 1777 | From Albemarle. |
| Rockbridge | 1778 | From Augusta and Botetourt. |
| Rockingham | 1778 | From Augusta. |
| Shenandoah | 1778 | Formerly Dunmore County. |
| Greenville | 1781 | From Brunswick and part of Sussex. |
| Campbell | 1782 | From Bedford. |
| Franklin | 1786 | From Bedford and Henry. (Part of Patrick added afterward). |
| Russell | 1786 | From Washington. |
| Nottoway | 1789 | From Amelia. |
| Wythe | 1790 | From Montgomery. |
| Patrick | 1791 | From Henry. |
| Bath | 1791 | From Augusta, Botetourt and Greenbrier. |
| Mathews | 1791 | From Gloucester. |
| Lee | 1793 | From Russell. |
| Grayson | 1793 | From Wythe and part of Patrick. |
| Madison | 1793 | From Culpeper. |
| Tazewell | 1800 | From Wythe and Russell. |
| Giles | 1806 | From Montgomery, Monroe, Tazewell, Wythe, Mercer and Craig. |
| Nelson | 1808 | From Amherst. |
| Scott | 1814 | From Lee, Russell and Washington. |
| Alleghany | 1822 | From Bath, Botetourt and Monroe. |
| Floyd | 1831 | From Montgomery and Franklin. |
| Page | 1831 | From Rockingham and Shenandoah. |
| Smyth | 1832 | From Washington and Wythe. |
| Rappahannock | 1833 | From Culpeper. |
| Clarke | 1836 | From Frederick and part of Warren. |
| Warren | 1836 | From Shenandoah and Frederick. |
| Greene | 1838 | From Orange. |
| Roanoke | 1838 | From Botetourt and Montgomery. |
| Pulaski | 1839 | From Montgomery and Wythe. |
| Carroll | 1842 | From Grayson and Patrick. |
| Appomattox | 1845 | From Buckingham, Prince Edward, Charlotte and Campbell. |
| Highland | 1847 | From Bath and Pendleton. |
| Craig | 1851 | Botetourt, Roanoke, Giles, Monroe, Montgomery and Alleghany. |
| Wise | 1856 | From Lee, Scott and Russell. |
| Buchanan | 1858 | From Tazewell and Russell. |
| Bland | 1861 | From Giles, Tazewell and Wythe. |
| Dickenson | 1880 | From Russell, Wise and Buchanan. |
| Arlington | 1920 | From Alexandria County (name changed). |
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