County and City Formations and Records Availability for Tazewell through York Counties
The following entries for Virginia's counties and cities include: the county's date of formation or the city's date of establishment, the parent county or counties that formed the new county or the date of incorporation for the city, and whether The Library of Virginia houses microfilm and original records for that locality. Following the hyperlink under "County" or "Independent City" will direct you to a map page indicating its location within the state and provide further background information on its history. Following the "Microfilm Available at The Library of Virginia" link will direct you to the county's or city's microfilm holdings page in the Guide to Virginia County and City Records On Microfilm. Please see main page for information on arrangement and searching of microfilmed records. For information on original locality records housed at The Library of Virginia please contact Archives Reference Services.
A |
B | C |
D-E |
F | G |H
| I-J-K |
L |
M |
N | O-P |
R | S |
T-W-Y |
Cities A-D
| Cities E-H |
Cities L-P |Cities
R-W
| County | Date of formation | Parent County or Counties | Microfilm available at The Library of Virginia |
Originals records available at The Library of Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tazewell County | 1799 | Russell and Wythe Counties. Parts of Russell County were added in 1807 and 1835, parts of Washington and Wythe Counties were added in 1826, and part of Logan County (West Virginia) was added in 1834. | Yes | Yes |
| Upper Norfolk County (Extinct) | 1637 | Renamed Nansemond County in 1646. | No. See Nansemond County. | No. See Nansemond County. |
| Warren County | 1836 | Shenandoah and Frederick Counties. | Yes | Yes |
| Warrosquyoake County | 1634 | Original shire. Renamed Isle of Wight County in 1637. | No. See Isle of Wight County. | No. See Isle of Wight County. |
| Warwick County (Extinct) | 1634 | Original shire. Originally named Warwick River County. Renamed Warwick County in 1643. Became incorporated as the city of Warwick in 1952. Incorporated into the city of Newport News in 1958. | Yes | Yes |
| Warwick River County (Extinct) | 1634 | Original shire. Renamed Warwick County in 1643. | No. See Warwick County. | No. See Warwick County. |
| Washington County | 1776 | Fincastle County. Part of Montgomery County was added in 1777. | Yes | Yes |
| Westmoreland County | 1653 | Northumberland County. Part of King George County was added in 1777. | Yes | Yes |
| Wise County | 1856 | Lee, Russell, and Scott Counties. | Yes | Yes |
| Wythe County | 1789 | Montgomery County. Part of Grayson County was added in 1825. | Yes | Yes |
| York County | 1634 | Original shire. Originally named Charles River County. Present name given in 1643. | Yes | Yes |
A |
B | C |
D-E |
F | G |H
| I-J-K |
L
M |
N | O-P |
R | S |
T-W-Y |
Cities A-D
| Cities E-H |
Cities L-P |Cities
R-W
