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| County |
FIPS code[1] | County seat[2] | Created[2] | Formed from[3] | Named for[3] | Population[2] | Area[2] | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | 001 | Accomac | 1663 | ? | Native American for across the water place | 38,305 | 455 sq mi (1,178 km2) |  |
| Albemarle County | 003 | Charlottesville | 1744 | Goochland County; parts of Louisa County and certain islands in the James River added 1761 and 1838 | Named for William Anne Keppel, second earl of Albemarle and governor of the Virginia colony from 1737 to 1754 | 79,236 | 723 sq mi (1,873 km2) |  |
| Alleghany County | 005 | Covington | 1822 | Bath, Botetourt, and Monroe (West Virginia) Counties in 1822; additional parts of Bath in 1823 and Monroe in 1843 | Allegheny Mountains (note variant spelling) "Allegheny" is from a Lenape phrase meaning "most beautiful stream," referring to the river which drains a portion of the mountain range[4] |
12,926 | 446 sq mi (1,155 km2) |  |
| Amelia County | 007 | Amelia Court House | 1734 | ? | Princess Amelia Sophia | 11,400 | 357 sq mi (925 km2) |  |
| Amherst County | 009 | Amherst | 1761 | ? | Jeffery Amherst | 31,894 | 475 sq mi (1,230 km2) |  |
| Appomattox County | 011 | Appomattox | 1845 | ? | Appomattox River | 13,705 | 334 sq mi (865 km2) |  |
| Arlington County | 013 | Arlington | 1801 | ? | Arlington Estate | 189,453 | 26 sq mi (67 km2) |  |
| Augusta County | 015 | Staunton | 1745 | ? | Augusta of Saxe-Gotha | 65,615 | 972 sq mi (2,517 km2) |  |
| Bath County | 017 | Warm Springs | 1790 | ? | Bath, England | 5,048 | 532 sq mi (1,378 km2) |  |
| Bedford County | 019 | Bedford | 1753 | ? | John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford | 60,371 | 755 sq mi (1,955 km2) |  |
| Bland County | 021 | Bland | 1861 | ? | Richard Bland | 6,871 | 359 sq mi (930 km2) |  |
| Botetourt County | 023 | Fincastle | 1796 | ? | Baron de Botetourt | 30,496 | 543 sq mi (1,406 km2) |  |
| Brunswick County | 025 | Lawrenceville | 1732 | ? | Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg | 18,419 | 566 sq mi (1,466 km2) |  |
| Buchanan County | 027 | Grundy | 1858 | ? | James Buchanan | 26,978 | 504 sq mi (1,305 km2) |  |
| Buckingham County | 029 | Buckingham | 1785 | ? | Duke of Buckingham or Buckinghamshire | 15,623 | 581 sq mi (1,505 km2) |  |
| Campbell County | 031 | Rustburg | 1782 | ? | William Campbell | 51,078 | 504 sq mi (1,305 km2) |  |
| Caroline County | 033 | Bowling Green | 1728 | ? | Caroline of Ansbach | 22,121 | 533 sq mi (1,380 km2) |  |
| Carroll County | 035 | Hillsville | 1842 | ? | Charles Carroll | 29,245 | 476 sq mi (1,233 km2) |  |
| Charles City County | 036 | Charles City | 1634 | ? | Charles I of England | 6,926 | 182 sq mi (471 km2) |  |
| Charlotte County | 037 | Charlotte Court House | 1765 | ? | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 12,472 | 475 sq mi (1,230 km2) |  |
| Chesterfield County | 041 | Chesterfield | 1749 | ? | Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield | 259,903 | 426 sq mi (1,103 km2) |  |
| Clarke County | 043 | Berryville | 1836 | ? | George Rogers Clarke | 12,652 | 177 sq mi (458 km2) |  |
| Craig County | 045 | New Castle | 1851 | ? | Robert Craig | 5,091 | 330 sq mi (855 km2) |  |
| Culpeper County | 047 | Culpeper | 1748 | ? | Thomas Colepeper | 34,262 | 381 sq mi (987 km2) |  |
| Cumberland County | 049 | Cumberland | 1749 | ? | Prince William, Duke of Cumberland | 9,017 | 298 sq mi (772 km2) |  |
| Dickenson County | 051 | Clintwood | 1880 | ? | William Dickinson | 16,395 | 333 sq mi (862 km2) |  |
| Dinwiddie County | 053 | Dinwiddie | 1752 | ? | Robert Dinwiddie | 24,533 | 504 sq mi (1,305 km2) |  |
| Essex County | 057 | Tappahannock | 1692 | ? | Essex, United Kingdom | 9,989 | 258 sq mi (668 km2) |  |
| Fairfax County | 059 | Fairfax | 1742 | ? | Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron | 1,077,000 | 396 sq mi (1,026 km2) |  |
| Fauquier County | 061 | Warrenton | 1759 | ? | Francis Fauquier | 55,139 | 650 sq mi (1,683 km2) |  |
| Floyd County | 063 | Floyd | 1831 | ? | John Floyd | 13,874 | 382 sq mi (989 km2) |  |
| Fluvanna County | 065 | Palmyra | 1777 | ? | An alternate name for the James River | 20,047 | 287 sq mi (743 km2) |  |
| Franklin County | 067 | Rocky Mount | 1785 | ? | Benjamin Franklin | 47,286 | 692 sq mi (1,792 km2) |  |
| Frederick County | 069 | Winchester | 1743 | ? | Frederick, Prince of Wales | 59,209 | 415 sq mi (1,075 km2) |  |
| Giles County | 071 | Pearisburg | 1806 | ? | William Branch Giles | 16,657 | 358 sq mi (927 km2) |  |
| Gloucester County | 073 | Gloucester | 1651 | ? | Gloucestershire or Duke of Gloucester | 34,780 | 217 sq mi (562 km2) |  |
| Goochland County | 075 | Goochland | 1727 | ? | William Gooch | 16,863 | 284 sq mi (736 km2) |  |
| Grayson County | 077 | Independence | 1793 | ? | William Grayson | 17,917 | 443 sq mi (1,147 km2) |  |
| Greene County | 079 | Stanardsville | 1838 | ? | Nathanael Greene | 15,244 | 157 sq mi (407 km2) |  |
| Greensville County | 081 | Emporia | 1780 | ? | Nathanael Greene or Richard Greenville | 11,560 | 296 sq mi (767 km2) |  |
| Halifax County | 083 | Halifax | 1752 | ? | George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax | 37,355 | 814 sq mi (2,108 km2) |  |
| Hanover County | 085 | Hanover | 1720 | ? | Electorate of Hanover | 86,320 | 473 sq mi (1,225 km2) |  |
| Henrico County | 087 | Richmond | 1617 | Original county of the Colony under England | Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales | 262,300 | 238 sq mi (616 km2) |  |
| Henry County | 089 | Martinsville | 1777 | ? | Patrick Henry | 57,930 | 382 sq mi (989 km2) |  |
| Highland County | 091 | Monterey | 1847 | ? | mountains within the county | 2,536 | 416 sq mi (1,077 km2) |  |
| Isle of Wight County | 093 | Isle of Wight | 1634 | ? | Isle of Wight | 29,728 | 316 sq mi (818 km2) |  |
| James City County | 095 | Williamsburg | 1617 | Original county of the Colony under England | James I of England | 48,102 | 143 sq mi (370 km2) |  |
| King and Queen County | 097 | King and Queen Court House | 1691 | ? | King William, Queen Mary | 6,630 | 316 sq mi (818 km2) |  |
| King George County | 099 | King George | 1721 | ? | George I of Great Britain | 16,803 | 180 sq mi (466 km2) |  |
| King William County | 101 | King William | 1702 | ? | William III of England | 13,146 | 275 sq mi (712 km2) |  |
| Lancaster County | 103 | Lancaster | 1651 | ? | Lancaster, United Kingdom | 11,567 | 133 sq mi (344 km2) |  |
| Lee County | 105 | Jonesville | 1793 | ? | Light Horse Harry Lee | 23,589 | 437 sq mi (1,132 km2) |  |
| Loudoun County | 107 | Leesburg | 1757 | ? | John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun | 169,599 | 520 sq mi (1,347 km2) |  |
| Louisa County | 109 | Louisa | 1742 | ? | Princess Louise | 25,627 | 498 sq mi (1,290 km2) |  |
| Lunenburg County | 111 | Lunenburg | 1746 | ? | Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg | 13,146 | 432 sq mi (1,119 km2) |  |
| Madison County | 113 | Madison | 1793 | ? | Family of James Madison | 12,520 | 322 sq mi (834 km2) |  |
| Mathews County | 115 | Mathews | 1791 | ? | Thomas Mathews | 9,207 | 86 sq mi (223 km2) |  |
| Mecklenburg County | 117 | Boydton | 1765 | ? | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 32,380 | 624 sq mi (1,616 km2) |  |
| Middlesex County | 119 | Saluda | 1673 | ? | Middlesex, United Kingdom | 9,932 | 130 sq mi (337 km2) |  |
| Montgomery County | 121 | Christiansburg | 1777 | ? | Richard Montgomery | 83,629 | 388 sq mi (1,005 km2) |  |
| Nelson County | 125 | Lovingston | 1808 | ? | Thomas Nelson Jr. | 14,445 | 472 sq mi (1,222 km2) |  |
| New Kent County | 127 | New Kent | 1654 | ? | Kent County, England or Kent Island | 13,462 | 210 sq mi (544 km2) |  |
| Northampton County | 131 | Eastville | 1634 | ? | Northamptonshire | 13,093 | 207 sq mi (536 km2) |  |
| Northumberland County | 133 | Heathsville | 1648 | ? | Northumberland, United Kingdom | 12,259 | 192 sq mi (497 km2) |  |
| Nottoway County | 135 | Nottoway | 1789 | ? | Nodawa tribe | 15,725 | 315 sq mi (816 km2) |  |
| Orange County | 137 | Orange | 1734 | ? | William III of England | 25,881 | 342 sq mi (886 km2) |  |
| Page County | 139 | Luray | 1831 | ? | John Page | 23,177 | 311 sq mi (805 km2) |  |
| Patrick County | 141 | Stuart | 1791 | ? | Patrick Henry | 19,407 | 483 sq mi (1,251 km2) |  |
| Pittsylvania County | 143 | Chatham | 1767 | ? | William Pitt | 61,745 | 971 sq mi (2,515 km2) |  |
| Powhatan County | 145 | Powhatan | 1777 | ? | Powhatan | 22,377 | 261 sq mi (676 km2) |  |
| Prince Edward County | 147 | Farmville | 1754 | ? | [Prince_Edward,_Duke_of_York_and_Albany] | 19,720 | 353 sq mi (914 km2) |  |
| Prince George County | 149 | Prince George | 1703 | ? | Prince George of Denmark | 33,047 | 266 sq mi (689 km2) |  |
| Prince William County | 153 | Manassas | 1731 | ? | Prince William Augustus | 380,813 | 338 sq mi (875 km2) |  |
| Pulaski County | 155 | Pulaski | 1839 | ? | Kazimierz Pulaski | 35,127 | 321 sq mi (831 km2) |  |
| Rappahannock County | 157 | Washington | 1833 | ? | Rappahannock River | 6,983 | 267 sq mi (692 km2) |  |
| Richmond County | 159 | Warsaw | 1692 | ? | Duke of Richmond | 8,809 | 192 sq mi (497 km2) |  |
| Roanoke County | 161 | Roanoke | 1838 | ? | Roanoke River | 85,778 | 251 sq mi (650 km2) |  |
| Rockbridge County | 163 | Lexington | 1778 | ? | Natural Bridge | 20,808 | 600 sq mi (1,554 km2) |  |
| Rockingham County | 165 | Harrisonburg | 1778 | ? | Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham | 67,725 | 851 sq mi (2,204 km2) |  |
| Russell County | 167 | Lebanon | 1786 | ? | William Russell | 30,308 | 475 sq mi (1,230 km2) |  |
| Scott County | 169 | Gate City | 1814 | ? | Winfield Scott | 23,403 | 537 sq mi (1,391 km2) |  |
| Shenandoah County | 171 | Woodstock | 1772 | ? | Shenandoah River | 35,075 | 512 sq mi (1,326 km2) |  |
| Smyth County | 173 | Marion | 1832 | ? | Alexander Smyth | 33,081 | 452 sq mi (1,171 km2) |  |
| Southampton County | 175 | Courtland | 1749 | ? | Southampton, England or Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton | 17,482 | 600 sq mi (1,554 km2) |  |
| Spotsylvania County | 177 | Spotsylvania | 1721 | ? | Alexander Spotswood | 90,395 | 401 sq mi (1,039 km2) |  |
| Stafford County | 179 | Stafford | 1664 | ? | Stafford, England | 92,446 | 270 sq mi (699 km2) |  |
| Surry County | 181 | Surry | 1652 | ? | Surrey, United Kingdom | 6,829 | 279 sq mi (723 km2) |  |
| Sussex County | 183 | Sussex | 1754 | ? | Sussex, United Kingdom | 12,504 | 491 sq mi (1,272 km2) |  |
| Tazewell County | 185 | Tazewell | 1800 | ? | Henry Tazewell | 44,598 | 520 sq mi (1,347 km2) |  |
| Warren County | 187 | Front Royal | 1836 | ? | Joseph Warren | 31,584 | 214 sq mi (554 km2) |  |
| Washington County | 191 | Abingdon | 1777 | ? | George Washington | 51,103 | 564 sq mi (1,461 km2) |  |
| Westmoreland County | 193 | Montross | 1653 | ? | Westmoreland, United Kingdom | 16,718 | 229 sq mi (593 km2) |  |
| Wise County | 195 | Wise | 1856 | ? | Henry Alexander Wise | 40,123 | 403 sq mi (1,044 km2) |  |
| Wythe County | 197 | Wytheville | 1790 | ? | George Wythe | 27,599 | 463 sq mi (1,199 km2) |  |
| York County | 199 | Yorktown | 1634 | ? | Duke of York | 56,297 | 106 sq mi (275 km2) |  |
| City of Alexandria | 510 | N/A | 1920 | ? | John Alexander | 128,283 | 15 sq mi (39 km2) |  |
| City of Bedford | 515 | N/A | 1968 | ? | John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford | 6,299 | 7 sq mi (18 km2) |  |
| City of Bristol | 520 | N/A | 1900 | ? | Bristol | 17,367 | 12 sq mi (31 km2) |  |
| City of Buena Vista | 530 | N/A | 1900 | ? | ? | 6,349 | 7 sq mi (18 km2) |  |
| City of Charlottesville | 540 | N/A | 1900 | ? | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 45,049 | 10 sq mi (26 km2) |  |
| City of Chesapeake | 550 | N/A | 1963 | ? | Chesapeake (tribe) | 199,184 | 341 sq mi (883 km2) |  |
| City of Colonial Heights | 570 | N/A | 1948 | ? | Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette's troops, then known as the "Colonials" | 16,897 | 8 sq mi (21 km2) |  |
| City of Covington | 580 | N/A | 1952 | ? | Leonard Covington | 6,303 | 4 sq mi (10 km2) |  |
| City of Danville | 590 | N/A | 1900 | ? | Dan River | 48,411 | 43 sq mi (111 km2) |  |
| City of Emporia | 595 | N/A | 1967 | ? | ? | 5,665 | 7 sq mi (18 km2) |  |
| City of Fairfax | 600 | N/A | 1961 | ? | Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron | 21,498 | 6 sq mi (16 km2) |  |
| City of Falls Church | 610 | N/A | 1948 | ? | The Falls Church | 10,377 | 2 sq mi (5 km2) |  |
| City of Franklin | 620 | N/A | 1961 | ? | ? | 8,346 | 8 sq mi (21 km2) |  |
| City of Fredericksburg | 630 | N/A | 1900 | ? | Frederick, Prince of Wales | 19,279 | 10 sq mi (26 km2) |  |
| City of Galax | 640 | N/A | 1952 | ? | ? | 6,837 | 8 sq mi (21 km2) |  |
| City of Hampton | 650 | N/A | 1908 | ? | Southampton, England or Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton | 146,437 | 52 sq mi (135 km2) |  |
| City of Harrisonburg | 660 | N/A | 1916 | ? | Thomas Harrison | 40,468 | 18 sq mi (47 km2) |  |
| City of Hopewell | 670 | N/A | 1916 | ? | The Good Ship Hopewell | 22,354 | 10 sq mi (26 km2) |  |
| City of Lexington | 678 | N/A | 1966 | ? | Battle of Lexington | 6,867 | 2 sq mi (5 km2) |  |
| City of Lynchburg | 680 | N/A | 1900 | ? | John Lynch | 65,269 | 49 sq mi (127 km2) |  |
| City of Manassas | 683 | N/A | 1975 | ? | Manassas Gap Railroad | 37,135 | 10 sq mi (26 km2) |  |
| City of Manassas Park | 685 | N/A | 1975 | ? | ? | 10,290 | 2 sq mi (5 km2) |  |
| City of Martinsville | 690 | N/A | 1928 | ? | Joseph Martin | 15,416 | 11 sq mi (28 km2) |  |
| City of Newport News | 700 | N/A | 1900 | ? | Uncertain—see main city article | 180,150 | 68 sq mi (176 km2) |  |
| City of Norfolk | 710 | N/A | 1900 | ? | ? | 234,403 | 54 sq mi (140 km2) |  |
| City of Norton | 720 | N/A | 1954 | ? | Eckstein Norton | 3,904 | 7 sq mi (18 km2) |  |
| City of Petersburg | 730 | N/A | 1900 | ? | Peter Jones | 33,740 | 23 sq mi (60 km2) |  |
| City of Poquoson | 735 | N/A | 1975 | Separated from York County | An Algonquin term roughly translating to "great marsh" or "flat land" | 11,566 | 16 sq mi (41 km2) |  |
| City of Portsmouth | 740 | N/A | 1900 | ? | Portsmouth, England | 100,565 | 33 sq mi (85 km2) |  |
| City of Radford | 750 | N/A | 1900 | ? | Dr. John Blair Radford | 15,859 | 10 sq mi (26 km2) |  |
| City of Richmond | 760 | N/A | 1900 | ? | Richmond, Surrey, England | 197,790 | 60 sq mi (155 km2) |  |
| City of Roanoke | 770 | N/A | 1900 | ? | Roanoke River | 94,911 | 43 sq mi (111 km2) |  |
| City of Salem | 775 | N/A | 1968 | ? | ? | 24,747 | 15 sq mi (39 km2) |  |
| City of Staunton | 790 | N/A | 2000 | ? | Lady Rebecca Staunton | 23,853 | 20 sq mi (52 km2) |  |
| City of Suffolk | 800 | N/A | 1910 | ? | ? | 63,677 | 400 sq mi (1,036 km2) |  |
| City of Virginia Beach | 810 | N/A | 1963 | Reunification of the original City of Virginia Beach with Princess Anne County | ? | 425,257 | 248 sq mi (642 km2) |  |
| City of Waynesboro | 820 | N/A | 1948 | ? | Anthony Wayne | 19,520 | 14 sq mi (36 km2) |  |
| City of Williamsburg | 830 | N/A | 1900 | ? | William III of England | 11,998 | 9 sq mi (23 km2) |  |
| City of Winchester | 840 | N/A | 1900 | ? | Winchester, England | 23,585 | 9 sq mi (23 km2) |  |