County and City Formations and Records Availability for Cities of Radford through Winchester

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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
Radford	1885	Incorporated as the town of Center City in 1887. Name changed to Radford in 1890. Incorporated as a city in 1892.	No	No
Richmond	1742	Incorporated as a town in 1782. Incorporated as a city in 1842.	Yes	Yes
Roanoke	1852	Incorporated as the town of Big Lick in 1874. Name changed to Roanoke in 1882. Incorporated as a city in 1884.	Yes	Yes
Salem	1806	Incorporated as a town in 1836. Incorporated as a city in 1968	No	No
South Boston (reverted to town in 1995)	1796	Incorporated as a town in 1884. Incorporated as a city in 1960. Reverted to town in Halifax County in 1995.	Yes	No
Staunton	1761	Incorporated as a town in 1801. Incorporated as a city in 1871.	Yes	Yes
Suffolk	1742	Incorporated as a town in 1808. Incorporated as a city in 1910.	No	Yes
Virginia Beach	1906	Incorporated as a town in 1906. Incorporated as a city in 1952.	No	Yes
Waynesboro	1801	Incorporated as a town in 1834. Incorporated as a city in 1948.	No	No
Williamsburg	1699	Declared a "city Incorporate" in 1722. Officially incorporated as a city in 1884.	Yes	Yes
Winchester	1752	Incorporated as a town in 1779. Incorporated as a city in 1874.	Yes	Yes

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