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The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties and 39 independent cities, which are considered county-equivalents for census purposes. Note that the map in this article, taken from the official United States Census Bureau site, includes Clifton Forge as an independent city. This reflected the political reality at the time of the 2000 Census. However, in 2001, Clifton Forge relinquished its city charter and reincorporated as a town in Alleghany County, as in Virginia all municipalities incorporated as towns are included within counties. For some counties, for statistical purposes, the Bureau of Economic Analysis combines any independent cities with the county that it was once part of (before the legislation creating independent cities took place in 1871).

Many county seats are politically not a part of the counties they serve; under Virginia law, all municipalities incorporated as cities are independent cities and are not part of any county. Some of the cities in the Hampton Roads area (Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Newport News, Hampton, and Suffolk) were formed from an entire county. These cities are no longer county seats, since the counties ceased to exist once the cities were completely formed, but are functionally equivalent to counties.

It is also worthy of note that there are several counties and cities which have the same name, but are separate politically. These currently include Bedford, Fairfax, Franklin, Richmond, and Roanoke, and in the past included Norfolk and Alexandria, whose counties changed their names, ostensibly to end some of the confusion. Similarity in their names does not necessarily mean that the current counties and cities which share names are close geographically. Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even further from the City of Franklin.

The map below may be clicked upon to go to any of the counties (or named Independent cities) shown.

List of 95 counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia (link shown under Fips County Code are for the U.S. Census Bureau Statistics Info Page for that county):

List

County	FIPS Code [1]	County seat [2]	Established [2]	Origin	Etymology	Population [2]	Area [2]	Map
Accomack County	001	Accomac	1663	?	Native American for across the water place	&0000000000038305.00000038,305	&0000000000000455.000000455 sq mi (&0000000000001178.0000001,178 km 2)
Albemarle County	003	Charlottesville	1744	?	Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle	&0000000000079236.00000079,236	&0000000000000723.000000723 sq mi (&0000000000001873.0000001,873 km 2)
Alleghany County	005	Covington	1822	?	Alleghany Mountains	&0000000000012926.00000012,926	&0000000000000446.000000446 sq mi (&0000000000001155.0000001,155 km 2)
Amelia County	007	Amelia Court House	1734	?	Princess Amelia Sophia	&0000000000011400.00000011,400	&0000000000000357.000000357 sq mi (&0000000000000925.000000925 km 2)
Amherst County	009	Amherst	1761	?	Jeffery Amherst	&0000000000031894.00000031,894	&0000000000000475.000000475 sq mi (&0000000000001230.0000001,230 km 2)
Appomattox County	011	Appomattox	1845	?	Appomattox River	&0000000000013705.00000013,705	&0000000000000334.000000334 sq mi (&0000000000000865.000000865 km 2)
Arlington County	013	Arlington	1801	?	Arlington Estate	&0000000000189453.000000189,453	&0000000000000026.00000026 sq mi (&0000000000000067.00000067 km 2)
Augusta County	015	Staunton	1745	?	Augusta of Saxe-Gotha	&0000000000065615.00000065,615	&0000000000000972.000000972 sq mi (&0000000000002517.0000002,517 km 2)
Bath County	017	Warm Springs	1790	?	Bath, England	&0000000000005048.0000005,048	&0000000000000532.000000532 sq mi (&0000000000001378.0000001,378 km 2)
Bedford County	019	Bedford	1753	?	John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford	&0000000000060371.00000060,371	&0000000000000755.000000755 sq mi (&0000000000001955.0000001,955 km 2)
Bland County	021	Bland	1861	?	Richard Bland	&0000000000006871.0000006,871	&0000000000000359.000000359 sq mi (&0000000000000930.000000930 km 2)
Botetourt County	023	Fincastle	1796	?	Baron de Botetourt	&0000000000030496.00000030,496	&0000000000000543.000000543 sq mi (&0000000000001406.0000001,406 km 2)
Brunswick County	025	Lawrenceville	1732	?	Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg	&0000000000018419.00000018,419	&0000000000000566.000000566 sq mi (&0000000000001466.0000001,466 km 2)
Buchanan County	027	Grundy	1858	?	James Buchanan	&0000000000026978.00000026,978	&0000000000000504.000000504 sq mi (&0000000000001305.0000001,305 km 2)
Buckingham County	029	Buckingham	1785	?	Duke of Buckingham or Buckinghamshire	&0000000000015623.00000015,623	&0000000000000581.000000581 sq mi (&0000000000001505.0000001,505 km 2)
Campbell County	031	Rustburg	1782	?	William Campbell	&0000000000051078.00000051,078	&0000000000000504.000000504 sq mi (&0000000000001305.0000001,305 km 2)
Caroline County	033	Bowling Green	1728	?	Caroline of Ansbach	&0000000000022121.00000022,121	&0000000000000533.000000533 sq mi (&0000000000001380.0000001,380 km 2)
Carroll County	035	Hillsville	1842	?	Charles Carroll	&0000000000029245.00000029,245	&0000000000000476.000000476 sq mi (&0000000000001233.0000001,233 km 2)
Charles City County	036	Charles City	1634	?	Charles I of England	&0000000000006926.0000006,926	&0000000000000182.000000182 sq mi (&0000000000000471.000000471 km 2)
Charlotte County	037	Charlotte Court House	1765	?	Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz	&0000000000012472.00000012,472	&0000000000000475.000000475 sq mi (&0000000000001230.0000001,230 km 2)
Chesterfield County	041	Chesterfield	1749	?	Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield	&0000000000259903.000000259,903	&0000000000000426.000000426 sq mi (&0000000000001103.0000001,103 km 2)
Clarke County	043	Berryville	1836	?	George Rogers Clarke	&0000000000012652.00000012,652	&0000000000000177.000000177 sq mi (&0000000000000458.000000458 km 2)
Craig County	045	New Castle	1851	?	Robert Craig	&0000000000005091.0000005,091	&0000000000000330.000000330 sq mi (&0000000000000855.000000855 km 2)
Culpeper County	047	Culpeper	1748	?	Thomas Colepeper	&0000000000034262.00000034,262	&0000000000000381.000000381 sq mi (&0000000000000987.000000987 km 2)
Cumberland County	049	Cumberland	1749	?	Prince William, Duke of Cumberland	&0000000000009017.0000009,017	&0000000000000298.000000298 sq mi (&0000000000000772.000000772 km 2)
Dickenson County	051	Clintwood	1880	?	William Dickinson	&0000000000016395.00000016,395	&0000000000000333.000000333 sq mi (&0000000000000862.000000862 km 2)
Dinwiddie County	053	Dinwiddie	1752	?	Robert Dinwiddie	&0000000000024533.00000024,533	&0000000000000504.000000504 sq mi (&0000000000001305.0000001,305 km 2)
Essex County	057	Tappahannock	1692	?	Essex, United Kingdom	&0000000000009989.0000009,989	&0000000000000258.000000258 sq mi (&0000000000000668.000000668 km 2)
Fairfax County	059	Fairfax	1742	?	Thomas Fairfax	&0000000001077000.0000001,077,000	&0000000000000396.000000396 sq mi (&0000000000001026.0000001,026 km 2)
Fauquier County	061	Warrenton	1759	?	Francis Fauquier	&0000000000055139.00000055,139	&0000000000000650.000000650 sq mi (&0000000000001683.0000001,683 km 2)
Floyd County	063	Floyd	1831	?	John Floyd	&0000000000013874.00000013,874	&0000000000000382.000000382 sq mi (&0000000000000989.000000989 km 2)
Fluvanna County	065	Palmyra	1777	?	An alternate name for the James River	&0000000000020047.00000020,047	&0000000000000287.000000287 sq mi (&0000000000000743.000000743 km 2)
Franklin County	067	Rocky Mount	1785	?	Benjamin Franklin	&0000000000047286.00000047,286	&0000000000000692.000000692 sq mi (&0000000000001792.0000001,792 km 2)
Frederick County	069	Winchester	1743	?	Frederick Prince of Wales	&0000000000059209.00000059,209	&0000000000000415.000000415 sq mi (&0000000000001075.0000001,075 km 2)
Giles County	071	Pearisburg	1806	?	William Branch Giles	&0000000000016657.00000016,657	&0000000000000358.000000358 sq mi (&0000000000000927.000000927 km 2)
Gloucester County	073	Gloucester	1651	?	Gloucestershire or Duke of Gloucester	&0000000000034780.00000034,780	&0000000000000217.000000217 sq mi (&0000000000000562.000000562 km 2)
Goochland County	075	Goochland	1727	?	William Gooch	&0000000000016863.00000016,863	&0000000000000284.000000284 sq mi (&0000000000000736.000000736 km 2)
Grayson County	077	Independence	1793	?	William Grayson	&0000000000017917.00000017,917	&0000000000000443.000000443 sq mi (&0000000000001147.0000001,147 km 2)
Greene County	079	Stanardsville	1838	?	Nathanael Greene	&0000000000015244.00000015,244	&0000000000000157.000000157 sq mi (&0000000000000407.000000407 km 2)
Greensville County	081	Emporia	1780	?	Nathanael Greene or Richard Greenville	&0000000000011560.00000011,560	&0000000000000296.000000296 sq mi (&0000000000000767.000000767 km 2)
Halifax County	083	Halifax	1752	?	George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax	&0000000000037355.00000037,355	&0000000000000814.000000814 sq mi (&0000000000002108.0000002,108 km 2)
Hanover County	085	Hanover	1720	?	Electorate of Hanover	&0000000000086320.00000086,320	&0000000000000473.000000473 sq mi (&0000000000001225.0000001,225 km 2)
Henrico County	087	Richmond	1617	Original county of the Colony under England	Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales	&0000000000262300.000000262,300	&0000000000000238.000000238 sq mi (&0000000000000616.000000616 km 2)
Henry County	089	Martinsville	1777	?	Patrick Henry	&0000000000057930.00000057,930	&0000000000000382.000000382 sq mi (&0000000000000989.000000989 km 2)
Highland County	091	Monterey	1847	?	mountains within the county	&0000000000002536.0000002,536	&0000000000000416.000000416 sq mi (&0000000000001077.0000001,077 km 2)
Isle of Wight County	093	Isle of Wight	1634	?	Isle of Wight	&0000000000029728.00000029,728	&0000000000000316.000000316 sq mi (&0000000000000818.000000818 km 2)
James City County	095	Williamsburg	1617	Original county of the Colony under England	James I of England	&0000000000048102.00000048,102	&0000000000000143.000000143 sq mi (&0000000000000370.000000370 km 2)
King and Queen County	097	King and Queen Court House	1691	?	King William, Queen Mary	&0000000000006630.0000006,630	&0000000000000316.000000316 sq mi (&0000000000000818.000000818 km 2)
King George County	099	King George	1721	?	George I of Great Britain	&0000000000016803.00000016,803	&0000000000000180.000000180 sq mi (&0000000000000466.000000466 km 2)
King William County	101	King William	1702	?	William III of England	&0000000000013146.00000013,146	&0000000000000275.000000275 sq mi (&0000000000000712.000000712 km 2)
Lancaster County	103	Lancaster	1651	?	Lancaster, United Kingdom	&0000000000011567.00000011,567	&0000000000000133.000000133 sq mi (&0000000000000344.000000344 km 2)
Lee County	105	Jonesville	1793	?	Light Horse Harry Lee	&0000000000023589.00000023,589	&0000000000000437.000000437 sq mi (&0000000000001132.0000001,132 km 2)
Loudoun County	107	Leesburg	1757	?	John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun	&0000000000169599.000000169,599	&0000000000000520.000000520 sq mi (&0000000000001347.0000001,347 km 2)
Louisa County	109	Louisa	1742	?	Princess Louise	&0000000000025627.00000025,627	&0000000000000498.000000498 sq mi (&0000000000001290.0000001,290 km 2)
Lunenburg County	111	Lunenburg	1746	?	Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg	&0000000000013146.00000013,146	&0000000000000432.000000432 sq mi (&0000000000001119.0000001,119 km 2)
Madison County	113	Madison	1793	?	Family of James Madison	&0000000000012520.00000012,520	&0000000000000322.000000322 sq mi (&0000000000000834.000000834 km 2)
Mathews County	115	Mathews	1791	?	Thomas Mathews	&0000000000009207.0000009,207	&0000000000000086.00000086 sq mi (&0000000000000223.000000223 km 2)
Mecklenburg County	117	Boydton	1765	?	Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz	&0000000000032380.00000032,380	&0000000000000624.000000624 sq mi (&0000000000001616.0000001,616 km 2)
Middlesex County	119	Saluda	1673	?	Middlesex, United Kingdom	&0000000000009932.0000009,932	&0000000000000130.000000130 sq mi (&0000000000000337.000000337 km 2)
Montgomery County	121	Christiansburg	1777	?	Richard Montgomery	&0000000000083629.00000083,629	&0000000000000388.000000388 sq mi (&0000000000001005.0000001,005 km 2)
Nelson County	125	Lovingston	1808	?	Thomas Nelson Jr.	&0000000000014445.00000014,445	&0000000000000472.000000472 sq mi (&0000000000001222.0000001,222 km 2)
New Kent County	127	New Kent	1654	?	Kent County, England or Kent Island	&0000000000013462.00000013,462	&0000000000000210.000000210 sq mi (&0000000000000544.000000544 km 2)
Northampton County	131	Eastville	1634	?	Northamptonshire	&0000000000013093.00000013,093	&0000000000000207.000000207 sq mi (&0000000000000536.000000536 km 2)
Northumberland County	133	Heathsville	1648	?	Northumberland, United Kingdom	&0000000000012259.00000012,259	&0000000000000192.000000192 sq mi (&0000000000000497.000000497 km 2)
Nottoway County	135	Nottoway	1789	?	Nodawa tribe	&0000000000015725.00000015,725	&0000000000000315.000000315 sq mi (&0000000000000816.000000816 km 2)
Orange County	137	Orange	1734	?	William III of England	&0000000000025881.00000025,881	&0000000000000342.000000342 sq mi (&0000000000000886.000000886 km 2)
Page County	139	Luray	1831	?	John Page	&0000000000023177.00000023,177	&0000000000000311.000000311 sq mi (&0000000000000805.000000805 km 2)
Patrick County	141	Stuart	1791	?	Patrick Henry	&0000000000019407.00000019,407	&0000000000000483.000000483 sq mi (&0000000000001251.0000001,251 km 2)
Pittsylvania County	143	Chatham	1767	?	William Pitt	&0000000000061745.00000061,745	&0000000000000971.000000971 sq mi (&0000000000002515.0000002,515 km 2)
Powhatan County	145	Powhatan	1777	?	Powhatan	&0000000000022377.00000022,377	&0000000000000261.000000261 sq mi (&0000000000000676.000000676 km 2)
Prince Edward County	147	Farmville	1754	?	Prince Augustus William of Prussia	&0000000000019720.00000019,720	&0000000000000353.000000353 sq mi (&0000000000000914.000000914 km 2)
Prince George County	149	Prince George	1703	?	Prince George of Denmark	&0000000000033047.00000033,047	&0000000000000266.000000266 sq mi (&0000000000000689.000000689 km 2)
Prince William County	153	Manassas	1731	?	Prince William Augustus	&0000000000380813.000000380,813	&0000000000000338.000000338 sq mi (&0000000000000875.000000875 km 2)
Pulaski County	155	Pulaski	1839	?	Kazimierz Pulaski	&0000000000035127.00000035,127	&0000000000000321.000000321 sq mi (&0000000000000831.000000831 km 2)
Rappahannock County	157	Washington	1833	?	Rappahannock River	&0000000000006983.0000006,983	&0000000000000267.000000267 sq mi (&0000000000000692.000000692 km 2)
Richmond County	159	Warsaw	1692	?	Duke of Richmond	&0000000000008809.0000008,809	&0000000000000192.000000192 sq mi (&0000000000000497.000000497 km 2)
Roanoke County	161	Roanoke	1838	?	Roanoke River	&0000000000085778.00000085,778	&0000000000000251.000000251 sq mi (&0000000000000650.000000650 km 2)
Rockbridge County	163	Lexington	1778	?	Natural Bridge	&0000000000020808.00000020,808	&0000000000000600.000000600 sq mi (&0000000000001554.0000001,554 km 2)
Rockingham County	165	Harrisonburg	1778	?	Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham	&0000000000067725.00000067,725	&0000000000000851.000000851 sq mi (&0000000000002204.0000002,204 km 2)
Russell County	167	Lebanon	1786	?	William Russell	&0000000000030308.00000030,308	&0000000000000475.000000475 sq mi (&0000000000001230.0000001,230 km 2)
Scott County	169	Gate City	1814	?	Winfield Scott	&0000000000023403.00000023,403	&0000000000000537.000000537 sq mi (&0000000000001391.0000001,391 km 2)
Shenandoah County	171	Woodstock	1772	?	Shenandoah River	&0000000000035075.00000035,075	&0000000000000512.000000512 sq mi (&0000000000001326.0000001,326 km 2)
Smyth County	173	Marion	1832	?	Alexander Smyth	&0000000000033081.00000033,081	&0000000000000452.000000452 sq mi (&0000000000001171.0000001,171 km 2)
Southampton County	175	Courtland	1749	?	Southampton, England or Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton	&0000000000017482.00000017,482	&0000000000000600.000000600 sq mi (&0000000000001554.0000001,554 km 2)
Spotsylvania County	177	Spotsylvania	1721	?	Alexander Spotswood	&0000000000090395.00000090,395	&0000000000000401.000000401 sq mi (&0000000000001039.0000001,039 km 2)
Stafford County	179	Stafford	1664	?	Stafford, England	&0000000000092446.00000092,446	&0000000000000270.000000270 sq mi (&0000000000000699.000000699 km 2)
Surry County	181	Surry	1652	?	Surrey, United Kingdom	&0000000000006829.0000006,829	&0000000000000279.000000279 sq mi (&0000000000000723.000000723 km 2)
Sussex County	183	Sussex	1754	?	Sussex, United Kingdom	&0000000000012504.00000012,504	&0000000000000491.000000491 sq mi (&0000000000001272.0000001,272 km 2)
Tazewell County	185	Tazewell	1800	?	Henry Tazewell	&0000000000044598.00000044,598	&0000000000000520.000000520 sq mi (&0000000000001347.0000001,347 km 2)
Warren County	187	Front Royal	1836	?	Joseph Warren	&0000000000031584.00000031,584	&0000000000000214.000000214 sq mi (&0000000000000554.000000554 km 2)
Washington County	191	Abingdon	1777	?	George Washington	&0000000000051103.00000051,103	&0000000000000564.000000564 sq mi (&0000000000001461.0000001,461 km 2)
Westmoreland County	193	Montross	1653	?	Westmoreland, United Kingdom	&0000000000016718.00000016,718	&0000000000000229.000000229 sq mi (&0000000000000593.000000593 km 2)
Wise County	195	Wise	1856	?	Henry Alexander Wise	&0000000000040123.00000040,123	&0000000000000403.000000403 sq mi (&0000000000001044.0000001,044 km 2)
Wythe County	197	Wytheville	1790	?	George Wythe	&0000000000027599.00000027,599	&0000000000000463.000000463 sq mi (&0000000000001199.0000001,199 km 2)
York County	199	Yorktown	1634	?	Duke of York	&0000000000056297.00000056,297	&0000000000000106.000000106 sq mi (&0000000000000275.000000275 km 2)
City of Alexandria	510	N/A	1920	?	John Alexander	&0000000000128283.000000128,283	&0000000000000015.00000015 sq mi (&0000000000000039.00000039 km 2)
City of Bedford	515	N/A	1968	?	John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford	&0000000000006299.0000006,299	&0000000000000007.0000007 sq mi (&0000000000000018.00000018 km 2)
City of Bristol	520	N/A	1900	?	Bristol	&0000000000017367.00000017,367	&0000000000000012.00000012 sq mi (&0000000000000031.00000031 km 2)
City of Buena Vista	530	N/A	1900	?	?	&0000000000006349.0000006,349	&0000000000000007.0000007 sq mi (&0000000000000018.00000018 km 2)
City of Charlottesville	540	N/A	1900	?	Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz	&0000000000045049.00000045,049	&0000000000000010.00000010 sq mi (&0000000000000026.00000026 km 2)
City of Chesapeake	550	N/A	1963	?	Chesapeake (tribe)	&0000000000199184.000000199,184	&0000000000000341.000000341 sq mi (&0000000000000883.000000883 km 2)
City of Colonial Heights	570	N/A	1948	?	Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette's troops, then known as the "Colonials"	&0000000000016897.00000016,897	&0000000000000008.0000008 sq mi (&0000000000000021.00000021 km 2)
City of Covington	580	N/A	1952	?	?	&0000000000006303.0000006,303	&0000000000000004.0000004 sq mi (&0000000000000010.00000010 km 2)
City of Danville	590	N/A	1900	?	?	&0000000000048411.00000048,411	&0000000000000043.00000043 sq mi (&0000000000000111.000000111 km 2)
City of Emporia	595	N/A	1967	?	?	&0000000000005665.0000005,665	&0000000000000007.0000007 sq mi (&0000000000000018.00000018 km 2)
City of Fairfax	600	N/A	1961	?	?	&0000000000021498.00000021,498	&0000000000000006.0000006 sq mi (&0000000000000016.00000016 km 2)
City of Falls Church	610	N/A	1948	?	?	&0000000000010377.00000010,377	&0000000000000002.0000002 sq mi (&0000000000000005.0000005 km 2)
City of Franklin	620	N/A	1961	?	?	&0000000000008346.0000008,346	&0000000000000008.0000008 sq mi (&0000000000000021.00000021 km 2)
City of Fredericksburg	630	N/A	1900	?	?	&0000000000019279.00000019,279	&0000000000000010.00000010 sq mi (&0000000000000026.00000026 km 2)
City of Galax	640	N/A	1952	?	?	&0000000000006837.0000006,837	&0000000000000008.0000008 sq mi (&0000000000000021.00000021 km 2)
City of Hampton	650	N/A	1908	?	?	&0000000000146437.000000146,437	&0000000000000052.00000052 sq mi (&0000000000000135.000000135 km 2)
City of Harrisonburg	660	N/A	1916	?	?	&0000000000040468.00000040,468	&0000000000000018.00000018 sq mi (&0000000000000047.00000047 km 2)
City of Hopewell	670	N/A	1916	?	?	&0000000000022354.00000022,354	&0000000000000010.00000010 sq mi (&0000000000000026.00000026 km 2)
City of Lexington	678	N/A	1966	?	?	&0000000000006867.0000006,867	&0000000000000002.0000002 sq mi (&0000000000000005.0000005 km 2)
City of Lynchburg	680	N/A	1900	?	John Lynch	&0000000000065269.00000065,269	&0000000000000049.00000049 sq mi (&0000000000000127.000000127 km 2)
City of Manassas	683	N/A	1975	?	?	&0000000000037135.00000037,135	&0000000000000010.00000010 sq mi (&0000000000000026.00000026 km 2)
City of Manassas Park	685	N/A	1975	?	?	&0000000000010290.00000010,290	&0000000000000002.0000002 sq mi (&0000000000000005.0000005 km 2)
City of Martinsville	690	N/A	1928	?	?	&0000000000015416.00000015,416	&0000000000000011.00000011 sq mi (&0000000000000028.00000028 km 2)
City of Newport News	700	N/A	1900	?	?	&0000000000180150.000000180,150	&0000000000000068.00000068 sq mi (&0000000000000176.000000176 km 2)
City of Norfolk	710	N/A	1900	?	?	&0000000000234403.000000234,403	&0000000000000054.00000054 sq mi (&0000000000000140.000000140 km 2)
City of Norton	720	N/A	1954	?	?	&0000000000003904.0000003,904	&0000000000000007.0000007 sq mi (&0000000000000018.00000018 km 2)
City of Petersburg	730	N/A	1900	?	?	&0000000000033740.00000033,740	&0000000000000023.00000023 sq mi (&0000000000000060.00000060 km 2)
City of Poquoson	735	N/A	1975	?	?	&0000000000011566.00000011,566	&0000000000000016.00000016 sq mi (&0000000000000041.00000041 km 2)
City of Portsmouth	740	N/A	1900	?	?	&0000000000100565.000000100,565	&0000000000000033.00000033 sq mi (&0000000000000085.00000085 km 2)
City of Radford	750	N/A	1900	?	Dr. John Blair Radford	&0000000000015859.00000015,859	&0000000000000010.00000010 sq mi (&0000000000000026.00000026 km 2)
City of Richmond	760	N/A	1900	?	?	&0000000000197790.000000197,790	&0000000000000060.00000060 sq mi (&0000000000000155.000000155 km 2)
City of Roanoke	770	N/A	1900	?	?	&0000000000094911.00000094,911	&0000000000000043.00000043 sq mi (&0000000000000111.000000111 km 2)
City of Salem	775	N/A	1968	?	?	&0000000000024747.00000024,747	&0000000000000015.00000015 sq mi (&0000000000000039.00000039 km 2)
City of Staunton	790	N/A	2000	?	?	&0000000000023853.00000023,853	&0000000000000020.00000020 sq mi (&0000000000000052.00000052 km 2)
City of Suffolk	800	N/A	1910	?	?	&0000000000063677.00000063,677	&0000000000000400.000000400 sq mi (&0000000000001036.0000001,036 km 2)
City of Virginia Beach	810	N/A	1962	?	?	&0000000000425257.000000425,257	&0000000000000248.000000248 sq mi (&0000000000000642.000000642 km 2)
City of Waynesboro	820	N/A	1948	?	Anthony Wayne	&0000000000019520.00000019,520	&0000000000000014.00000014 sq mi (&0000000000000036.00000036 km 2)
City of Williamsburg	830	N/A	1900	?	?	&0000000000011998.00000011,998	&0000000000000009.0000009 sq mi (&0000000000000023.00000023 km 2)
City of Winchester	840	N/A	1900	?	?	&0000000000023585.00000023,585	&0000000000000009.0000009 sq mi (&0000000000000023.00000023 km 2)

Former Counties of Virginia:
Bermuda Hundred (1617- Original county of the Colony under England
Kecoughtan (1617- Original county of the Colony under England

See also

• West Virginia.

References

1. ^ "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA.gov. http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/va.html. Retrieved 2008-02-23.  
2. ^ ^{a b c d} National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/state.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=VA. Retrieved 2007-04-26.  

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From Familypedia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties and 39 independent cities, which are considered county-equivalents for census purposes. For some counties, for statistical purposes, the Bureau of Economic Analysis combines any independent cities with the county that it was once part of (before the legislation creating independent cities took place in 1871).

It is also worthy of note that there are several counties and cities which have the same name, but are separate politically. These currently include Bedford, Fairfax, Franklin, Richmond, and Roanoke, and in the past included Norfolk and Alexandria, whose counties changed their names, ostensibly to end some of the confusion. Similarity in their names does not necessarily mean that the current counties and cities which share names are close geographically. Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even further from the City of Franklin.

For historical purposes, do not forget to review the breakaway counties that formed West Virginia.

List of 95 counties in the U.S. state of Virginia (link shown under Fips County Code are for the U.S. Census Bureau Statistics Info Page for that county):

39 INDEPENDENT CITIES: (link shown under Fips County Code are for the U.S. Census Bureau Statistics Info Page for that independent city):

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