Counties in Virginia that I have Visited
There are 134 Counties / Independent Cities in Virginia
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Virginia, courtesy of: Mob Rule |
I have visited 117 Counties / Independent Cities = 87.3% of Counties / Independent Cities in Virginia
Quick facts about Virginia
- Location: See map below.
- Size(1): 39,594 square miles. Virginia is the 37th largest state. The next larger state is Kentucky and the next smaller state is Indiana.
- Population(2): 7,567,465 people. Virginia is the 12th most populous state. The next more populous state is North Carolina and the next less populous state is Massachusetts.
- Population Density: 191.13 people per square mile. Virginia is the 14th most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is Hawaii and the next less densely populated state is North Carolina.
- Bordering States: Virginia shares a border with 5 states: Maryland; West Virginia; Kentucky; Tennessee and North Carolina.
- Admission to the Union: June 25, 1786. Virginia was the 10th state admitted to the Union, after New Hampshire and before New York.
- Capital: Richmond.
- Highest Point: 5,729 feet at Mount Rogers. See SummitPost's Mount Rogers page.
- Lowest Point: Sea Level at the Atlantic Ocean.
- Government website: Virginia.gov - The Official Commonwealth of Virginia Home Page.
- Official Tourism website: Virginia Is For Lovers: Vacation in Virginia.
- Still not enough? See Wikipedia's Virginia page.
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Front Royal, Virginia |
Interesting Virginia county trivia
While several states have an independent city embedded within them, Virginia is the only one that makes it a common practice. There are 39 independent cities which are not part of any county, and are considered "county-equivalents" for purposes of the census.
Counties in Virginia
Below are the 134 counties / independent cities in Virginia. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are in Red. If I have a photograph or other item associated with a county somewhere else on my website, there will also be a link.- Accomack: Assateague Island Lighthouse; Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay; Tangier Island Ferry
- Albemarle: Beer Trail
- Alexandria (Independent City): Former District of Columbia Boundary Stones; Jones Point Light; Shenandoah Brewing Company
- Alleghany
- Amelia
- Amherst
- Appomattox
- Arlington: Smallest county in Virginia and smallest self-governing county in the United States (26 square miles); Former District of Columbia Boundary Stones; Fort C.F. Smith; Washington DC Areaís Last Phone Booth; Bardo Rodeo; Blue-N-Gold Brewing Company; Capitol City Brewing Company; Rock Bottom Brewery
- Augusta
- Bath
- Bedford
- Bedford (Independent City)
- Bland
- Botetourt
- Bristol (Independent City)
- Brunswick
- Buchanan
- Buckingham
- Buena Vista (Independent City)
- Campbell
- Caroline
- Carroll
- Charles City County
- Charlotte
- Charlottesville (Independent City): Blue Ridge Brewing Co.; Starr Hill Restaurant & Brewery
- Chesapeake (Independent City)
- Chesterfield
- Clarke: Dinosaur Land
- Colonial Heights (Independent City)
- Covington (Independent City)
- Craig
- Culpeper
- Cumberland
- Danville (Independent City)
- Dickenson
- Dinwiddie
- Emporia (Independent City)
- Essex
- Fairfax: Largest county population in Virginia (969,749 people in 2000 Census); Former District of Columbia Boundary Stones; Great Falls Park; Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center; Sweetwater Tavern
- Fairfax City (Independent City): Fairfax City Highpoint
- Falls Church (Independent City): Smallest independent city in Virginia and smallest "county equivalent" in the United States (2 square miles); Former District of Columbia Boundary Stones; Mad Fox Brewing Company
- Fauquier
- Floyd
- Fluvanna
- Franklin
- Franklin (Independent City)
- Frederick
- Fredericksburg (Independent City)
- Galax (Independent City)
- Giles
- Gloucester
- Goochland
- Grayson
- Greene
- Greenesville
- Halifax
- Hampton (Independent City)
- Hanover: Williamsville Brewery
- Harrisonburg (Independent City)
- Henrico
- Henry
- Highland: Smallest county population in Virginia (2,536 people in 2000 Census).
- Hopewell (Independent City)
- Isle of Wight
- James City County: Jamestown-Scotland Ferry
- King and Queen
- King George
- King William
- Lancaster
- Lee: Remote Southwestern Virginia
- Lexington (Independent City)
- Loudoun: Washington-Dulles International Airport Panorama; White's Ferry; Old Dominion Brewing Co.; Vintage 50 Restaurant & Brew Lounge
- Louisa
- Lunenburg
- Lynchburg (Independent City)
- Madison
- Manassas (Independent City): Manassas Highpoint
- Manassas Park (Independent City): Manassas Park Highpoint
- Martinsville (Independent City)
- Mathews
- Mecklenburg
- Middlesex
- Montgomery: Bull & Bones Brewhaus & Grill
- Nelson: Beer Trail
- New Kent
- Newport News (Independent City): Land Swap
- Norfolk (Independent City)
- Northampton: Silver Beach - East Coast Sunset over Water
- Northumberland: Tangier Island Ferry; Longest county name (14 characters) - tied with Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
- Norton (Independent City): Smallest independent city population in Virginia and the United states (3,904 people in 2000 Census).
- Nottoway
- Orange
- Page
- Patrick
- Petersburg (Independent City)
- Pittsylvania: Largest county in Virginia (978 square miles).
- Poquoson (Independent City)
- Portsmouth (Independent City)
- Powhatan
- Prince Edward
- Prince George
- Prince William: Quantico - The Ultimate Gated Community; Quantico Cascades; Worst Commute in the USA
- Pulaski
- Radford (Independent City)
- Rappahannock
- Richmond
- Richmond (Independent City): Richbrau Brewing Company; Legend Brewing
- Roanoke
- Roanoke (Independent City)
- Rockbridge
- Rockingham
- Russell
- Salem (Independent City)
- Scott
- Shenandoah
- Smyth
- Southampton
- Spotsylvania: Blue & Gray Brewing Co.
- Stafford
- Staunton (Independent City)
- Suffolk (Independent City): Largest independent city in Virginia and the United States (400 square miles).
- Surry: Jamestown-Scotland Ferry
- Sussex
- Tazewell
- Virginia Beach (Independent City): Largest independent city population in Virginia (435,619 people in 2000 Census).
- Warren
- Washington
- Waynesboro (Independent City)
- Westmoreland: Legalized Gambling in Colonial Beach (1940's-1950's)
- Williamsburg (Independent City): A Colonial Capital; Williamsburg AleWerks
- Winchester (Independent City)
- Wise
- Wythe
- York: Land Swap
Sources:
(1) U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder: 2005 Population Estimates; Table GCT-T1.
(2) U.S. Census Bureau FedStats - MapStats: 2000 Land Area; United States.