1634
a. Charles City Co., VA formed
b. Charles River Co., VA formed, later renamed
c. Elizabeth City Co., VA formed
d. Henrico Co., VA formed
e. James City Co., VA formed
f. Northampton Co., VA formed, original name Accawmack Co., VA
g. Warrosquyoake Co., VA formed, later renamed
h. Warwick Co., VA formed, now City of Newport News
1636
a. New Norfolk Co., VA formed from Elizabeth City Co., VA, later renamed
1637
a. Upper Norfolk Co., VA named, formerly New Norfolk Co., VA, later renamed
1643
a. York Co. VA named, formerly Charles River Co., VA
b. Nansemond Co., VA named, formerly Upper Norfolk Co., VA
1645
a. Northumberland Co., VA formed from Chickacoan District, VA
1651
a. Gloucester Co., VA formed from York Co., VA
b. Lancaster Co., VA formed from Northumberland and York Cos., VA
1652
a. Surry Co., VA formed from James City Co., VA
1653
a. Westmoreland Co., VA formed from Northumberland Co., VA
1654
a. New Kent Co., VA formed from James City and York Cos., VA
1656
a. (old) Rappahannock Co., VA formed, later divided and renamed
1663
a. Accomack Co., VA formed from Northampton Co., VA
1664
a. Stafford Co., VA formed from Westmoreland Co., VA
1673
a. Middlesex Co., VA formed from Lancaster Co., VA
1691
a. King & Queen Co., VA formed from New Kent Co., VA
b. Norfolk Co., VA formed from Lower Norfolk Co., VA
c. Princess Anne Co., VA formed (now City of Virginia Beach)
1692
a. Essex Co., VA formed from (old) Rappahannock Co., VA (now extinct)
b. Richmond Co., VA formed from (old) Rappahannock Co., VA (now extinct)
1702
a. King William Co., VA formed from King & Queen Co., VA
1703
a. Prince George Co., VA formed from Charles City Co., VA
1720
a. Brunswick Co., VA formed from Prince George Co., VA
b. Hanover Co., VA formed from New Kent Co., VA
1721
a. King George Co., VA formed from Richmond and Westmoreland Cos., VA
b. Spotsylvania Co., VA formed from Essex, King William, and King & Queen Cos., VA
1728
a. Caroline Co., VA formed from Essex, King William, and King & Queen Cos., VA
b. Goochland Co., VA formed from Henrico Co., VA
1730
a. Prince William Co., VA formed from Stafford and King George Cos., VA
1734
a. Orange Co., VA formed from Spotsylvania Co., VA
1735
a. Amelia Co., VA formed from Brunswick and Prince George Cos., VA
1738
a. Augusta Co., VA formed from Orange Co., VA
1742
a. Fairfax Co., VA formed from Prince William Co., VA
b. Louisa Co., VA formed from Hanover Co., VA
1743
a. Frederick Co., VA formed from Orange Co., VA
1744
a. Albemarle Co., VA formed from Goochland and Louisa Cos., VA
1746
a. Lunenburg Co., VA formed from Brunswick Co., VA
1748
a. Chesterfield Co., VA formed from Henrico Co., VA
1749
a. Culpeper Co., VA formed from Orange Co., VA
b. Cumberland Co., VA formed from Goochland Co., VA
c. Southampton Co., VA formed from Isle of Wight and Nansemond Cos., VA
1752
a. Dinwiddie Co., VA formed from Prince George Co., VA
b. Halifax Co., VA formed from Lunenburg Co., VA
1754
a. Bedford Co., VA formed from Lunenburg Co., VA
b. Hampshire Co., VA (now WV) formed from Augusta and Frederick Cos., VA
c. Prince Edward Co., VA formed from Amelia Co., VA
d. Sussex Co., VA formed from Surry Co., VA
1759
a. Loudoun Co., VA formed from Fairfax Co., VA
b. Fauquier Co., VA formed from Prince William Co., VA
1761
a. Amherst Co., VA formed from Albemarle Co., VA
b. Buckingham Co., VA formed from Albemarle Co., VA
1764
a. Charlotte Co., VA formed from Lunenburg Co., VA
1765
a. Mecklenburg Co., VA formed from Lunenburg Co., VA
1767
a. Pittsylvania Co., VA formed from Halifax Co., VA
1770
a. Botetourt Co., VA formed from Augusta Co., VA
1772
a. Berkeley Co., VA (now WV) formed from Frederick Co., VA
b. Dunmore Co., VA formed from Frederick Co., VA, later renamed
c. Fincastle Co., VA formed from Botetourt Co., VA
1776
a. Monongalia Co., VA (now WV) formed from Augusta Co., VA
b. Ohio Co., VA (now WV) formed from Augusta Co., VA
c. Yohogania Co., VA (West Augusta District)(now PA) formed from Augusta Co., VA
1777
a. Fluvanna Co., VA formed from Albemarle Co., VA
b. Henry Co., VA formed from Pittsylvania Co., VA
c. Kentucky Co., VA (now KY) formed from Fincastle Co., VA (Fincastle now extinct)
d. Montgomery Co., VA formed from Fincastle Co., VA (Fincastle now extinct)
e. Powhatan Co., VA formed from Chesterfield and Cumberland Cos., VA
f. Washington Co., VA formed from Fincastle Co., VA (Fincastle now extinct)
1778
a. Greenbrier Co., VA (now WV) formed from Botetourt and Montgomery Cos., VA
b. Illinois Co., VA (a.k.a. Territory North of the Ohio River) formed from Augusta Co., VA
c. Rockbridge Co., VA formed from Augusta and Botetourt Cos., VA
d. Rockingham Co., VA formed from Augusta Co., VA
e. Shenandoah Co., VA named formerly Dunmore Co., VA
(name changed due to behavior of the hated Colonel Governor Dunmore)
1780
a. Fayette Co., VA (now KY) formed from Kentucky Co., VA
b. Jefferson Co., VA (now KY) formed from Kentucky Co., VA
c. Lincoln Co., VA (now KY) formed from Kentucky Co., VA
1781
a. Greensville Co., VA formed from Brunswick Co., VA
1782
a. Campbell Co., VA formed from Bedford Co., VA
b. Illinois Co., VA lost recognition from VA General Assembly
1783
a. Land North of the Ohio River ceded to Federal control
1784
a. Harrison Co., VA (now WV) formed from Monongalia Co., VA (now WV)
b. Nelson Co., KY formed from Jefferson Co., KY
1785
a. Franklin Co., VA formed from Bedford and Henry Cos., VA
b. Nelson Co., VA (now KY) formed from Kentucky Co., VA
c. Yohogania Co., VA and part of Monongalia Co., VA ceded to PA
d. Bourbon Co., KY formed from Fayette Co., KY
e. Madison Co., KY formed from Lincoln Co., KY
f. Mercer Co., KY formed from Lincoln Co., KY
1786
a. Bourbon Co., VA (now KY) formed from Kentucky Co., VA
b. Hardy Co., VA (now WV) formed from Hampshire Co., VA (now WV)
c. Madison Co., VA (now KY) formed from Kentucky Co., VA
d. Mercer Co., VA (now KY) formed from Kentucky Co., VA
e. Russell Co., VA formed from Washington Co., VA
1787
a. Randolph Co., VA (now WV) formed from Harrison Co., VA (now WV)
1788
a. Pendleton Co., VA (now WV) formed from Augusta, Hardy, and Rockingham Cos., VA
b. Woodford Co., KY formed from Fayette Co., KY
1789
a. Mason Co., VA (now KY) formed from Kentucky Co., VA
b. Nottoway Co., VA formed from Amelia Co., VA
c. Kanawha Co., VA (now WV) formed from Greenbrier (now WV) and Montgomery Cos., VA
d. Woodford Co., VA (now KY) formed from Kentucky Co., VA
e. All counties formed from Kentucky Co., VA ceded to Federal control
1790
a. Wythe Co., VA formed from Montgomery Co., VA
1791
a. Bath Co., VA formed from Augusta, Botetourt, and Greenbrier Cos., VA
b. Mathews Co., VA formed from Gloucester Co., VA
c. Patrick Co., VA formed from Henry Co., VA
1792
a. KENTUCKY BECAME A STATE
b. Clark Co., KY formed from Bourbon and Fayette Cos., KY
c. Hardin Co., KY formed from Nelson Co., KY
d. Logan Co., KY formed from Lincoln Co., KY
e. Scott Co., KY formed from Woodford Co., KY
f. Shelby Co., KY formed from Jefferson Co., KY
g. Washington Co., KY formed from Nelson Co., KY
1793
a. Grayson Co., VA formed from Wythe Co., VA
b. Lee Co., VA formed from Russell Co., VA
c. Madison Co., VA formed from Culpeper Co., VA
d. Franklin Co., KY formed from Mercer, Shelby, and Woodford Cos., KY
e. Harrison Co., KY formed from Bourbon and Scott Cos., KY
1795
a. Campbell Co., KY formed from Harrison, Mason, and Scott Cos., KY
1796
a. Bracken Co., KY formed from Campbell and Mason Cos., KY
b. Bullitt Co., KY formed from Jefferson and Nelson Cos., KY
c. Cumberland Co., KY formed from Green Co., KY
d. Garrard Co., KY formed from Lincoln, Madison, and Mercer Cos., KY
e. Montgomery Co., KY formed from Clark Co., KY
1796
a. Warren Co., KY formed from Logan Co., KY
1797
a. Brooke Co., VA (now WV) formed from Ohio Co., VA (now WV)
b. Christian Co., KY formed from Logan Co., KY
1798
a. Wood Co., VA (now WV) formed from Harrison Co., VA (now WV)
b. Barren Co., KY formed from Green and Warren Cos., KY
c. Boone Co., KY formed from Campbell Co., KY
d. Fleming Co., KY formed from Mason Co., KY
e. Gallatin Co., KY formed from Franklin and Shelby Cos., KY
f. Henderson Co., KY formed from Christian Co., KY
g. Henry Co., KY formed from Shelby Co., KY
h. Jessamine Co., KY formed from Fayette Co., KY
i. Livingston Co., KY formed from Christian Co., KY
j. Muhlenberg Co., KY formed from Christian and Logan Cos., KY
k. Pendleton Co., KY formed from Bracken and Campbell Cos., KY
l. Pulaski Co., KY formed from Green and Lincoln Cos., KY
1799
a. Monroe Co., VA (now WV) formed from Greenbrier Co., VA (now WV)
b. Breckinridge Co., KY formed from Hardin Co., KY
c. Floyd Co., KY formed from Fleming, Mason, and Montgomery Cos., KY
d. Knox Co., KY formed from Lincoln Co., KY
e. Nicholas Co., KY formed from Bourbon and Mason Cos., KY
f. Ohio Co., KY formed from Hardin Co., KY
1800
a. Tazewell Co., VA formed from Russell and Wythe Cos., VA
b. Wayne Co., KY formed from Cumberland and Pulaski Cos., KY
1801
a. Jefferson Co., VA (now WV) formed from Berkeley Co., VA (now WV)
b. Alexandria Co., VA (1920 renamed Arlington Co.) formed from Fairfax Co., VA
c. Adair Co., KY formed from Green Co., KY
1803
a. Greenup Co., KY formed from Mason Co., KY
1804
a. Mason Co., VA (now WV) formed from Kanawha Co., VA (now WV)
1806
a. Giles Co., VA formed from Monroe, Montgomery, Tazewell and Wythe Cos., VA
b. Casey Co., KY formed from Lincoln Co., KY
c. Clay Co., KY formed from Floyd, Knox, and Madison Cos., KY
d. Lewis Co., KY formed from Mason Co., KY
1808
a. Nelson Co., VA formed from Amherst Co., VA
b. Estill Co., KY formed from Clark and Madison Cos., KY
c. Hopkins Co., KY formed from Henderson Co., KY
1809
a. Cabell Co., VA (now WV) formed from Kanawha Co., VA (now WV)
b. Caldwell Co., KY formed from Livingston Co., KY
1810
a. Butler Co., KY formed from Logan and Ohio Cos., KY
b. Grayson Co., KY formed from Hardin and Ohio Cos., KY
c. Rockcastle Co., KY formed from Lincoln, Madison, and Pulaski Cos., KY
1811
a. Bath Co., KY formed from Montgomery Co., KY
b. Union Co., KY formed from Henderson Co., KY
1814
a. Scott Co., VA formed from Lee, Russell, and Washington Cos., VA
b. Tyler Co., VA (now WV) formed from Ohio Co., VA (now WV)
1815
a. Allen Co., KY formed from Barren and Warren Cos., KY
b. Daviess Co., KY formed from Ohio Co., KY
1816
a. Lewis Co., VA (now WV) formed from Harrison Co., VA (now WV)
1818
a. Nicholas Co., VA (now WV) formed from Greenbrier, Kanawha, and Randolph Cos., VA (now WV)
b. Preston Co., VA (now WV) formed from Monongalia and Randolph Cos., VA (now WV)
c. Whitley Co., KY formed from Knox Co., KY
1819
a. Harlan Co., KY formed from Knox Co., KY
b. Hart Co., KY formed from Barren and Hardin Cos., KY
c. Owen Co., KY formed from Franklin, Gallatin, Pendleton, and Scott Cos., KY
d. Simpson Co., KY formed from Allen, Logan, and Warren Cos., KY
e. Todd Co., KY formed from Christian and Logan Cos., KY
1820
a. Morgan Co., VA (now WV) formed from Berkeley and Hampshire Cos., VA (now WV)
b. Grant Co., KY formed from Pendleton Co., KY
c. Monroe Co., KY formed from Barren and Cumberland Cos., KY
d. Perry Co., KY formed from Clay and Floyd Cos., KY
e. Trigg Co., KY formed from Caldwell and Christian Cos., KY
1821
a. Pocahontas Co., VA (now WV) formed from Bath, Pendleton, and Randolph Cos., VA (now WV)
b. Hickman Co., KY formed from Caldwell and Livingston Cos., KY
c. Lawrence Co., KY formed from Floyd and Greenup Cos., KY
d. Pike Co., KY formed from Floyd Co., KY
e. Morgan Co., VA (now WV) formed from Berkeley and Hampshire Cos., VA (now WV)
1822
a. Alleghany Co., VA formed from Bath, Botetourt, and Monroe Cos., VA
b. Calloway Co., KY formed from Hickman Co., KY
c. Morgan Co., KY formed from Bath and Floyd Cos., KY
1823
a. Graves Co., KY formed from Hickman Co., KY
b. Oldham Co., KY formed from Henry, Jefferson, and Shelby Cos., KY
1824
a. Logan Co., VA (now WV) formed from Greenbrier, Logan, Kanawha, and Nicholas Cos., VA (now WV)
b. McCrackin Co., KY formed from Hickman Co., KY
c. Meade Co., KY formed from Breckinridge and Hardin Cos., KY
d. Spencer Co., KY formed from Bullitt, Nelson, and Shelby Cos., KY
1825
a. Edmonson Co., KY formed from Grayson, Hart, and Warren Cos., KY
b. Laurel Co., KY formed from Clay, Knox, Rockcastle, and Whitley Cos., KY
c. Russell Co., KY formed from Adair and Cumberland Cos., KY
1827
a. Anderson Co., KY formed from Franklin, Mercer, and Washington Cos., KY
1828
a. Hancock Co., KY formed from Breckinridge, Daviess, and Ohio Cos., KY
1831
a. Fayette Co., VA (now WV) formed from Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan, and Nicholas Cos., VA (now WV)
b. Floyd Co., VA formed from Montgomery Co., VA
c. Jackson Co., VA (now WV) formed from Kanawha, Mason, and Wood Cos., VA (now WV)
d. Page Co., VA formed from Rockingham and Shenandoah Cos., VA
e. Jackson Co., VA (now WV) formed from Kanawha, Mason and Wood Cos., VA (now WV)
1832
a. Smyth Co., VA formed from Washington and Wythe Cos., VA
1833
a. (new) Rappahannock Co., VA formed from Culpeper Co., VA
1834
a. Marion Co., KY formed from Washington Co., KY
1835
a. Marshall Co., VA (now WV) formed from Ohio Co., VA (now WV)
b. Clinton Co., KY formed from Cumberland and Wayne Cos., KY
1836
a. Braxton Co., VA formed from Kanawha, Lewis, and Nicholas Cos., VA (now WV)
b. Clarke Co., VA formed from Frederick Co., VA
c. Warren Co., VA formed from Frederick and Shenandoah Cos., VA
d. Trimble Co., KY formed from Gallatin, Henry, and Oldham Cos., KY
e. Braxton Co., VA (now WV) formed from Kanawha, Lewis, Nicholas, and Randolph Cos., VA (now WV)
1837
a. Mercer Co., VA (now WV) formed from Giles and Tazewell Cos., VA
b. Mercer Co., VA (now WV) formed from Giles and Tazewell Cos., VA
1838
a. Greene Co., VA formed from Orange Co., VA
b. Roanoke Co., VA formed from Botetourt Co., VA
c. Carroll Co., KY formed from Gallatin, Henry, and Trimble Cos., KY
d. Carter Co., KY formed from Greenup and Lawrence Cos., KY
1839
a. Pulaski Co., VA formed from Montgomery and Wythe Cos., VA
b. Breathitt Co., KY formed from Clay, Estill, and Perry Cos., KY
1840
a. Kenton Co., KY formed from Campbell Co., KY
1842
a. Carroll Co., VA formed from Grayson Co., VA
b. Marion Co., VA (now WV) formed from Harrison and Monongalia Cos., VA (now WV)
c. Wayne Co., VA (now WV) formed from Cabell Co., VA (now WV)
d. Ballard Co., KY formed from Hickman and McCracken Cos., KY
e. Boyle Co., KY formed from Lincoln and Mercer Cos., KY
f. Crittenden Co., KY formed from Livingston Co., KY
g. Letcher Co., KY formed from Harlan and Perry Cos., KY
h. Marshall Co., KY formed from Calloway Co., KY
1843
a. Barbour Co., VA (now WV) formed from Harrison, Lewis, and Randolph Cos., VA
b. Ritchie Co., VA (now WV) formed from Harrison, Lewis, and Wood Cos., VA (now WV)
c. Johnson Co., KY formed from Floyd, Lawrence, and Morgan Cos., KY
d. LaRue Co., KY formed from Hardin Co., KY
e. Owsley Co., KY formed from Breathitt, Clay, and Estill Cos., KY
f. Ritchie Co., VA (now WV) formed from Harrison, Lewis, and Wood Cos., VA (now WV)
1844
a. Taylor Co., VA (now WV) formed from Barbour, Harrison, and Marion Cos., VA (now WV)
1845
a. Appomattox Co., VA formed from Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, and Prince Edward Cos., VA
b. Fulton Co., KY formed from Hickman Co., KY
c. Doddridge Co., VA (now WV) formed from West Union Co., VA (now WV)
d. Gilmer Co., VA (now WV) formed from Kanawha and Lewis Cos., VA (now WV)
1846
a. Wetzel Co., VA (now WV) formed from Tyler Co., VA (now WV)
1847
a. Highland Co., VA formed from Bath and Pendleton Cos., VA
b. Boone Co., VA (now WV) formed from Cabell, Kanawha, and Logan Cos., VA (now WV)
1848
a. Taylor Co., KY formed from Green Co., KY
b. Hancock Co., VA (now WV) formed from Brooke Co., VA (now WV)
c. Putnam Co., VA (now WV) formed from Cabell, Kanawha, and Mason Cos., VA (now WV)
d. Wirt Co., VA (now WV) formed from Jackson and Wood Cos., VA (now WV)
1850
a. Raleigh Co., VA (now WV) formed from Fayette Co., VA (now WV)
b. Wyoming Co., VA (now WV) formed from Logan Co., VA (now WV)
1851
a. Craig Co., VA formed from Alleghany, Botetourt, Giles, Monroe, Montgomery, Roanoke Cos., VA
b. Pleasants Co., VA (now WV) formed from Ritchie, Tyler, and Wood Cos., VA (now WV)
c. Upshur Co., VA (now WV) formed from Barbour, Lewis, and Randolph Cos., VA (now WV)
1852
a. Powell Co., KY formed from Clark, Estill, and Montgomery Cos., KY
1854
a. Lyon Co., KY formed from Caldwell Co., KY
b. McLean Co., KY formed from Daviess, Muhlenberg, and Ohio Cos., KY
1856
a. Wise Co., VA formed from Lee, Russell, and Scott Cos., VA
b. Rowan Co., KY formed from Fleming and Morgan Cos., KY
c. Calhoun Co., VA (now WV) formed from Gilmer Co., VA (now WV)
d. Roane Co., VA (now WV) formed from Gilmer, Jackson, and Kanawha Cos., VA (now WV)
e. Tucker Co., VA (now WV) formed from Randolph Co., VA (now WV)
1858
a. Buchanan Co., VA formed from Russell and Tazewell Cos., VA
b. Jackson Co., KY formed from Clay, Estill, Laurel, Madison, Owsley, and Rockcastle Cos., KY
c. Clay Co., VA (now WV) formed from Braxton, Kanawha, and Nicholas Cos., VA (now WV)
d. McDowell Co., VA (now WV) formed from Tazewell Co., VA
1860
a. Boyd Co., KY formed from Carter, Greenup, and Lawrence Cos., KY
b. Magoffin Co., KY formed from Floyd, Johnson, and Morgan Cos., KY
c. Metcalfe Co., KY formed from Adair, Barren, Cumberland, Green, and Monroe Cos., KY
d. Webster Co., KY formed from Henderson, Hopkins, and Union Cos., KY
e. Wolfe Co., KY formed from Breathitt, Morgan, Owsley, and Powell Cos., KY
f. Webster Co., VA (now WV) formed from Braxton, Nicholas, and Randolph Cos., VA (now WV)
1861
a. Bland Co., VA formed from Giles, Tazewell, and Wythe Cos., VA
1863
a. WEST VIRGINIA BECAME A STATE
1866
a. Grant Co., WV formed from Hardy Co., WV
b. Mineral Co., WV formed from Hampshire Co., WV
1867
a. Bell Co., KY formed from Harlan and Knox Cos., KY
b. Robertson CO., KY formed from Bracken, Fleming, Harrison, Mason, and Nicholas Cos., KY
c. Lincoln Co., WV formed from Boone, Cabell, and Kanawha Cos., WV
1869
a. Elliott Co., KY formed from Carter, Lawrence, and Morgan Cos., KY
b. Menifee Co., KY formed from Bath, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell, and Wolfe Cos., KY
1870
a. Lee Co., KY formed from Breathitt, Estill, Owsley, and Wolfe Cos., KY
b. Martin Co., KY formed from Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence, and Pike Cos., KY
1871
a. Summers Co., WV formed from Greenbrier, Mercer, and Monroe Cos., WV
1878
a. Leslie Co., KY formed from Clay, Harlan, and Perry Cos., KY
1880
a. Dickinson Co., VA formed from Buchanan, Russell, and Wise Cos., VA
1884
a. Knott Co., KY formed from Breathitt, Floyd, Letcher, and Perry Cos., KY
1886
a. Carlisle Co., KY formed from Ballard and Graves Cos., KY
1895
a. Mingo Co., WV formed from Logan Co., WV
1912
a. McCreary Co., KY formed from Pulaski, Wayne, and Whitley Cos., KY