{"id":23745,"date":"2020-07-04T13:39:20","date_gmt":"2020-07-04T18:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=23745"},"modified":"2026-01-04T16:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T21:39:10","slug":"virginia-counties-visited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/virginia-counties-visited\/","title":{"rendered":"Counties in Virginia that I have Visited"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There are 133 Counties \/ Independent Cities in Virginia &#8211; &#8220;<em>The Old Dominion<\/em>&#8220;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Also be sure to see my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/counties\/united-states-county-map.html\">United States County Counting Page<\/a> for the rest of the states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/counties\/united-states-county-map.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/graphics\/counties\/virginia.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia Counties Visited\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I have visited <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">133 Counties \/ Independent Cities<\/span> = 100% of Counties \/ Independent Cities in Virginia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank.&nbsp; Map created using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mob-rule.com\/home\">Mob Rule<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"articles\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Twelve Mile Circle Articles Featuring Places in Virginia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1a7TECFc1x5vxrMtRO3Uho3RnVvw1AIqO\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Markers designate the Virginia locations featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twelvemilecircle.com\">Twelve Mile Circle<\/a> articles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interesting Virginia county trivia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While several states have an independent city embedded within them, Virginia is the only one that makes it a common practice. There are 38 independent cities which are not part of any county, and are considered &#8220;county-equivalents&#8221; for the decennial census and other statistical purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Counties\/Cities in Virginia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/8871553414\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7444\/8871553414_1e98617e48_o.jpg\" alt=\"Cavalry Demonstration\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Civil War Reenactors in Front Royal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are the 133 counties and independent cities in Virginia. Although infrequent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/counties\/united-states-county-map.html\">counties sometimes do change<\/a> 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 highlighted in <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Red<\/b><\/span>. Readers can also link to any articles manually in this section if the map isn&#8217;t working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Accomack<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30258\">Accomac<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21897\">Assateague Island Lighthouse<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30258\">Belle Haven<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30272\">Carnival<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30272\">Chicken Farm<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11828\">Chincoteague and Assateague<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30258\">County Line<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30272\">Locustville Academy<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30272\">Machipongo River<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9872\">Off Season<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30258\">Onancock Town Square<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=23732\">Tangier Island<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21798\">Tangier Island Ferry<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30258\">Wachapreague<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Albemarle<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=1007\">Beer Trail<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30961\">Skyline Drive &#8211; Southern District<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Alexandria (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16650\">My Speech<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=3112\">Reverberations of a Doomed Expedition<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=3915\">Trailer Park Nation<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22708\">Former District of Columbia Boundary Stones<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22002\">Jones Point Light<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/shenandoah.html\">Shenandoah Brewing Company<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17412\">Switching Sides<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Alleghany<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16720\">Falling Spring Falls<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16723\">Humpback Bridge<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Amelia<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Amherst<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Appomattox<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Arlington<\/b><\/span>:  Smallest county in Virginia and smallest self-governing county in the United States (26 square miles); <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17523\">Four Courts Four Miler<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=92\">26 meets 31<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15475\">Nest of Spies<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=64\">When Categories Collide!<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16159\">Where They Lived as Children<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=5842\">Even More Unusual Signs<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16249\">Highway to Park<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=288\">Our Lady of the Gas Pump<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=4264\">Memorial Day<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=6617\">Farm to Market<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8583\">Divine Apartments<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=102\">GPS and Genealogy<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15501\">Reversible<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11599\">History, Geography and Fitness<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=4399\">Spike House for Sale<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=1248\">Geography as Pitcher Plant<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8419\">A Tale of Three Ridges<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15312\">My Smallest Park<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13450\">Arlington County Will Grow,<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8393\">All Those Modes of Transportation,<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=7369\">Penciling-In Reagan<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=121\">The John McCain Flight<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=1924\">Abingdon Plantation Ruins<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=1317\">Silly Little Highway<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22708\">Former District of Columbia Boundary Stones<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21836\">Fort C.F. Smith<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12\">Washington DC Area&#8217;s Last Phone Booth<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/bardo-rodeo.html\">Bardo Rodeo<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/blue-n-gold.html\">Blue-N-Gold Brewing Company<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/capitol-city.html\">Capitol City Brewing Company<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/rock-bottom.html\">Rock Bottom Brewery<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17358\">Crystal City<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Augusta<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17547\">Augusta Bump<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30961\">Skyline Drive &#8211; Southern District<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Bath<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16719\">Appalachian Loop<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15015\">Taking a Bath<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Bedford<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Bland<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Botetourt<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11432\">Pronounced HOW?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Bristol (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17544\">Quadripoint Boundary Cross<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Brunswick<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Buchanan<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Buckingham<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Buena Vista (Independent City)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Campbell<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Caroline<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16937\">Last Stand at Garrett Farm<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14607\">Bowling Greener<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=2682\">No more rest?<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17370\">Ladysmith<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Carroll<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Charles City County<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13203\">Oldest Continuous Businesses<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Charlotte<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=2728\">Virginia Smoking Ban<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Charlottesville (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12833\">Three Notches<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=1916\">Smoots and Potrzebies<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13103\">No Names and Nameless<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=10156\">Carnage, Slaughter and Mayhem<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/blue-ridge.html\">Blue Ridge Brewing Co.<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/starr-hill.html\">Starr Hill Restaurant &amp; Brewery<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Chesapeake (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=3888\">Bordersplit<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17122\">Great Dismal Canal<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22146\">Lake Drummond<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Chesterfield<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17544\">Chesterfield Tendril<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Clarke<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=23719\">Dinosaur Land<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=10821\">Wine Adventure<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Colonial Heights (Independent City)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Covington (Independent City)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Craig<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16719\">Craig County Public Library<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Culpeper<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32108\">Brandy Station Battlefield<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32108\">Culpeper National Cemetery<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=6792\">Journey Through Hallowed Ground<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Cumberland<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Danville (Independent City)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Dickenson<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16721\">Macaca Moment<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16720\">Stateline Overlook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Dinwiddie<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Emporia (Independent City)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Essex<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14624\">Land of Disco<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Fairfax<\/b><\/span>:  Largest county population in Virginia (969,749 people in 2000 Census); <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17547\">Fairfax Enclave<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=22708\">Former District of Columbia Boundary Stones<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=604\">Ghost Towns<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22254\">Great Falls Park<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=31012\">Herndon Station<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=31012\">Innovation Center Station<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=12623\">Just Keep Turning<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=645\">Lucky 7 &amp; the Ghost Kid<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=12723\">Name That Smell<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=23724\">National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=1978\">Real Virginia Border<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=31012\">Reston Town Center Station<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16455\">State Nickname Streets<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12766\">The Other Mount Vernon<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=3569\">The Spots Not Covered<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/sweetwater.html\">Sweetwater Tavern<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Fairfax City (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=1978\">Fairfax City Highpoint<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14733\">Just the -fax, Ma&#8217;am<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Falls Church (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>:  Smallest independent city in Virginia and smallest &#8220;county equivalent&#8221; in the United States (2 square miles); <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17671\">Railroad Cottages<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=64\">When Categories Collide!<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=7053\">Not Fusion, CONfusion<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22708\">Former District of Columbia Boundary Stones<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/mad-fox.html\">Mad Fox Brewing Company<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Fauquier<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=3569\">The Spots Not Covered<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Floyd<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16161\">Of Of<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Fluvanna<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Franklin<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Franklin (Independent City)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Frederick<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Fredericksburg (Independent City)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Galax (Independent City)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Giles<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16723\">Sinking Creek Bridge<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Gloucester<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Goochland<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Grayson<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17547\">Grayson Pinch<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16161\">Of Of<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16152\">Alleghany\/Grayson Border<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Greene<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Greenesville<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Halifax<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=2728\">Virginia Smoking Ban<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=7599\">Dueling Portmanteau Placenames<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Hampton (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13312\">Tucker Family Cemetery<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=3056\">Fortress Fixation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Hanover<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/williamsville.html\">Williamsville Brewery<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Harrisonburg (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>: J<a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30961\">ames Madison University<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Henrico<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11432\">Pronounced HOW?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Henry<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Highland<\/b><\/span>:  Smallest county population in Virginia (2,536 people in 2000 Census):  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17954\">Devils Backbone<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16719\">Appalachian Loop<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Hopewell (Independent City)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Isle of Wight<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>James City County<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17544\">Quadripoint Boundary Cross<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9746\">Jamestown Field Trip<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21784\">Jamestown-Scotland Ferry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>King and Queen<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>King George<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16801\">By George<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>King William<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Lancaster<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Lee:<\/b><\/span>  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14\">Remote Southwestern Virginia<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8\">Virginia, West of West Virginia<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13760\">Getting There<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Lexington (Independent City)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Loudoun<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=31012\">Ashburn Station<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=31012\">Dulles Airport Station<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=31012\">Loudoun Gateway Station<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=10821\">Loudoun Wine Adventure<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/old-dominion.html\">Old Dominion Brewing Co.<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=8329\">Runway 01L-19R<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14160\">Selden Island<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/vintage-50.html\">Vintage 50 Restaurant &amp; Brew Lounge<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14448\">Warp Drive<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=23724#washington-dulles\">Washington-Dulles International Airport Panorama<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21809\">White&#8217;s Ferry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Louisa<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Lunenburg<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Lynchburg (Independent City)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Madison<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Manassas (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=1978\">Manassas Highpoint<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Manassas Park (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=1978\">Manassas Park Highpoint<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Martinsville (Independent City)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Mathews<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Mecklenburg<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Middlesex<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Montgomery<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/bull_bones_brewhaus.html\">Bull &amp; Bones Brewhaus &amp; Grill<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Nelson<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=1007\">Beer Trail<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>New Kent<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Newport News (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=4785\">Land Swap<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=6333\">Revisiting the Swap<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14566\">Named for Captain Newport<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Norfolk (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16621\">Other State Nickname Thingies<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13016\">International Capitals in the USA<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11432\">Pronounced HOW?<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21638\">Norfolk International Terminals<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21638\">Elation Brewing<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22145\">Virginia Zoo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Northampton<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11482\">Move the Road<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=552\">Silver Beach &#8211; East Coast Sunset over Water<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=5875\">Chesapeake Bay Car Ferries<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=4086\">For Aficionados of Counties<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=30258\">County Line<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Northumberland<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21798\">Tangier Island Ferry<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=4086\">Longest county name (14 characters)<\/a> &#8211; tied with Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Norton (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>:  Smallest independent city population in Virginia and the United states (3,904 people in 2000 Census).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Nottoway<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Orange<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Page<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11038\">Hazy Hedge Maze Memories<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Patrick<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Petersburg (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14005\">Plank Roads<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Pittsylvania<\/b><\/span>:  Largest county in Virginia (978 square miles).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Poquoson (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15336\">Lowest Highpoints<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21638\">Getting to Norfolk<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Portsmouth (Independent City)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Powhatan<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Prince Edward<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15022\">Sydney Tentacles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Prince George<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17536\">Prince George Exclave<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16709\">Disputanta<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Prince William<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17547\">Prince William Enclave<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=1978\">Real Virginia Border<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13977\">Make a Bee Line<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=977\">Quantico &#8211; The Ultimate Gated Community<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22286\">Quantico Cascades<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=887\">Worst Commute in the USA<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17290\">Triangle<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Pulaski<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Radford (Independent City)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Rappahannock<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11930\">Flip-Flopping<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12242\">Short Distance Namesakes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Richmond<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15609\">Not the City<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15618\">That Other Warsaw<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Richmond (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12833\">Three Notches<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=4340\">The Oddity That Got Away<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14566\">Named for Captain Newport<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=2728\">Virginia Smoking Ban<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12723\">Name That Smell<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14151\">Can You Tell Me How to Get<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/richbrau.html\">Richbrau Brewing Company<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/legend.html\">Legend Brewing<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17294\">Scott&#8217;s Addition<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Roanoke<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Roanoke (Independent City)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Rockbridge<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11078\">Natural Bridges<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Rockingham<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32618\">Buc-ee&#8217;s<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Russell<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Salem (Independent City)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Scott<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Shenandoah<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16720\">Shenandoah Caverns<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16723\">Meems Bottom Bridge<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16724\">Appalachian Loop<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16409\">Eric Henn Murals<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Smyth<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Southampton<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=10993\">Every Cardinal Direction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Spotsylvania<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9524\">My Little Poni<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/blue-and-gray-brewing.html\">Blue &amp; Gray Brewing Co.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Stafford<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8763\">Bull&#8217;s Eye<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Staunton (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16724\">Appalachian Loop<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15061\">Presidential Birthplaces<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11432\">Pronounced HOW?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Suffolk (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>:  Largest independent city in Virginia and the United States (400 square miles); <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22146\">Lake Drummond<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Surry<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21784\">Jamestown-Scotland Ferry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Sussex<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Tazewell<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15460\">Bluefield on the Border<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Virginia Beach (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>:  Largest independent city population in Virginia (435,619 people in 2000 Census); <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=5875\">Chesapeake Bay Car Ferries<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=10535\">Railroad Ferry<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14389\">Drive Me Crazy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Warren<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=2440\">I Just Liked the Photo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Washington<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17544\">Quadripoint Boundary Cross<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=10993\">Every Cardinal Direction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Waynesboro (Independent City)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Westmoreland<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=444\">Legalized Gambling in Colonial Beach (1940&#8217;s-1950&#8217;s)<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15061\">Presidential Birthplaces<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Williamsburg (Independent City)<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17544\">Quadripoint Boundary Cross<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=465\">A Colonial Capital<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11038\">Hazy Hedge Maze Memories<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14077\">Colonial Colleges<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/williamsburg_alewerks.html\">Williamsburg AleWerks<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Winchester (Independent City)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Wise<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Wythe<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15453\">81 on 81<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14218\">Certainly Not Austin<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>York<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=4785\">Land Swap<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=6333\">Revisiting the Swap<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Facts About Virginia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Location:<\/b> Mid Atlantic United States. See map above.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Size<sup>(<a href=\"#Footnote-1\">1<\/a>)<\/sup>:<\/b>  39,490 square miles.  Virginia is the 36th largest state.   The next larger state is Ohio and the next smaller state is Kentucky.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Population<sup>(<a href=\"#Footnote-2\">2<\/a>)<\/sup>:<\/b>  8,517,685 people.  Virginia is the 12th most populous state.  The next more populous state is New Jersey and the next less populous state is Washington.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Population Density:<\/b>  215.7 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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Bordering States:<\/b>  Virginia shares a border with 5 states:  Maryland; West Virginia; Kentucky; Tennessee and North Carolina.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Admission to the Union:<\/b>  June 25, 1786.  Virginia was the 10th state admitted to the Union, after New Hampshire and before New York.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Capital:<\/b>  Richmond.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Highest Point:<\/b>  5,729 feet at Mount Rogers.  See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitpost.org\/mount-rogers\/150778\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SummitPost&#8217;s Mount Rogers page<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Lowest Point:<\/b>  Sea Level at the Atlantic Ocean.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Government website:<\/b>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginia.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virginia.gov &#8211; The Official Commonwealth of Virginia Home Page<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Official Tourism website:<\/b>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virginia Is For Lovers: Vacation in Virginia<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Still not enough?<\/b>  See <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virginia\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia&#8217;s Virginia page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"Footnote-1\"><\/a>(1) Wikipedia: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">List of U.S. states and territories by area<\/a>. Land area only.<br><a name=\"Footnote-2\"><\/a>(2) Wikipedia: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States_by_population\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">List of states and territories of the United States by population<\/a>. Estimated population on July 1, 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are 133 Counties \/ Independent Cities in Virginia &#8211; &#8220;The Old Dominion&#8220; Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. 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