Maps and Formation Information for Orange through Pulaski Counties
Orange
County, according to most accounts, was named for William of Orange, the
Dutch prince who became William III of England in 1688. It is more
probable, however, that the name honored William IV, prince of
Orange-Nassau, who married Anne, eldest daughter of George II, in
1734--the year Orange County was formed from Spotsylvania County.
Its area is 355 square miles, and the county seat is Orange. [Back]
Page
County was named according to most sources, for John Page,
revolutionary patriot, congressman, and governor of Virginia from
1802 to 1805. It was formed from Rockingham and Shenandoah
counties in 1831. Its area is 316 square miles, and the
county seat is Luray. [Back]
Patrick
County, like Henry County, was named for Patrick Henry. It
was formed from Henry County in 1790. Its area is 469
square miles, and the county seat is Stuart. [Back]
Pittsylvania
County was named in honor of William Pitt, earl of Chatham, a
great English statesman. It was formed from Halifax County
in 1766. Its area is 1,012 square miles, and the county
seat is Chatham. [Back]
Powhatan
County was named for the Indian chieftain who ruled the native
inhabitants of tidewater Virginia in the early seventeenth
century. It was formed from Cumberland County in 1777, and
part of Chesterfield County was added later. Its area is
272 square miles, and the county seat is Powhatan. [Back]
Prince
Edward County was named in honor of Edward Augustus, a son of
Prince Frederick Louis, a grandson of George II, and a younger
brother of George III. The county was formed from Amelia
County in 1753. Its area is 357 square miles, and the
county seat is Farmville. [Back]
Prince
George County was named for Prince George of Denmark, husband of
Queen Anne of England. It was formed from Charles City
County in 1703. Its area is 298 square miles, and the
county seat is Prince George. [Back]
Prince
William County was named for William Augustus, duke of Cumberland and
third son of George II. It was formed from Stafford and King George
counties in 1730. The area is 337 square miles, and the county seat
is Manassas. [Back]
Princess
Anne County (extinct) was named for Anne, daughter of James II, who became
queen of England in 1702. The county was formed from Lower Norfolk
County in 1691 and became extinct in 1963, after its consolidation with
the city of Virginia Beach. The county seat was Princess Anne.
See Virginia Beach. [Back]
Pulaski
County was named for Casimir Pulaski, the Polish patriot who served in the
American army during the revolutionary war and who was killed during the
siege of Savannah in 1779. It was formed from Montgomery and Wythe
counties in 1839. Its area is 333 square miles, and the county seat
is Pulaski. [Back]
