County and City Formations and Records Availability for Dickenson through Essex County

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.

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County Date of formation Parent County or Counties Microfilm available at
The Library of Virginia
Originals records available at
The Library of Virginia
Dickenson County 1880 Russell, Wise, and Buchanan Counties. Yes No
Dinwiddie County 1752 Prince George County. Yes Yes
Dunmore County 1772 Frederick County. Changed to Shenandoah in 1778. No. See Shenandoah County. No. See Shenandoah County.
Elizabeth City County (extinct) 1634 Original shire.  Incorporated in to the City of Hampton in 1952. Yes Yes.  See also Hampton City.
Essex County 1692 Old Rappahannock County. Yes Yes

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