County and City Formations and Records Availability for Cities of Emporia through Hopewell

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City	Date of Establishment	Date of Incorporation as City	Microfilm available at The Library of Virginia	Originals records available at The Library of Virginia
Emporia	1887	Formed from the merger of Hicksford and Belfield. Incorporated as a town in 1887. The General Assembly revoked the the town charter in 1888. Reincorporated as a town in 1892. Incorporated as a city in 1967.	No	Yes
Fairfax	1805	Previously known as Providence. Name changed to Fairfax in 1859. Incorporated as a town in 1874. Incorporated as a city in 1961.	No	Yes
Falls Church	1850	Incorporated as a town in 1875. Incorporated as a city in 1948.	No	Yes
Franklin	1855	Incorporated as a town in 1855. Incorporated as a city in 1961.	No	No
Fredericksburg	1728	Incorporated as a town in 1782. Incorporated as a city in 1879.	Yes	Yes
Galax	1906	Previously known as Bonaparte. Incorporated as the town of Galax in 1906. Incorporated as a city in 1954.	No	Yes
Hampton	1680	Incorporated as a town in 1849. Incorporated again in 1852. The act of incorporation was repealed in 1860. Incorporated as a town again in 1887. Incorporated as a city in 1908. Enlarged in 1952 by a merger of Elizabeth City County and the town of Phoebus.	No	Yes
Harrisonburg	1780	Incorporated as a town in 1849. Incorporated as a city in 1916. Enlarged by an annexation from Rockingham County in 1982.	No	Yes
Hopewell	1613	Previously known as Hopewell Farm and City Point. Hopewell was never incorporated as a town but was incorporated as a city in 1916. Enlarged by the annexation of City Point in 1923 and by further annexations from Prince George County in 1952 and 1969.	No	Yes

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