County and City Formations and Records Availability for Rappahannock through Russell Counties
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[Old] Rappahannock County (Extinct) | 1656 | Lancaster County. Now extinct, divided into Essex and Richmond Counties in 1692. | Yes | No |
Rappahannock County | 1833 | Culpeper County. | Yes | Yes |
Richmond County | 1692 | [Old] Rappahannock County. | Yes | Yes |
Roanoke County | 1838 | Botetourt County. Part of Montgomery County was added in 1849. | Yes | Yes |
Rockbridge County | 1778 | Augusta and Botetourt Counties. A part of Rockbridge was added to Botetourt in 1875 and then a small part of Botetourt was added to Rockbridge in 1888. | Yes | Yes |
Rockingham County | 1778 | Augusta County. | Yes | Yes |
Russell County | 1786 | Washington County. | Yes | Yes |
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