Virginia
See also: Former counties, cities, and towns of Virginia- Alexandria County, D.C. (retroceded to Virginia, most of which now comprises Arlington County, Virginia with a portion becoming part of Alexandria, Virginia)
- Elizabeth City County, Virginia (incorporated into the independent city of Hampton in 1952)
- Fincastle County, Virginia (land now part of Kentucky)
- Illinois County, Virginia, formed in 1778 and constituted most of present-day Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin; abolished 5 January 1782; territory ceded by Virginia to Congress in March 1784.
- Kentucky County, Virginia (1777–1780) land that later became the state of Kentucky in 1792
- Lower Norfolk County (Colonial Virginia) (in 1691, divided into Norfolk County, Virginia and Princess Anne County, Virginia)
- Nansemond County, Virginia became independent city of Nansemond in 1972; merged with independent city of Suffolk in 1974
- New Norfolk County (Colonial Virginia) Formed in 1636 from Elizabeth River Shire, divided into Lower Norfolk County and Upper Norfolk County in 1637
- Norfolk County, Virginia Formed in 1691 from part of Lower Norfolk County, was merged with independent city of South Norfolk to become new independent city of Chesapeake in 1963
- Old Rappahannock County, Province of Virginia
- Princess Anne County, Virginia (Formed in 1691 from part of Lower Norfolk County, was merged with independent city of Virginia Beach in 1963)
- Upper Norfolk County (Colonial Virginia) (renamed Nansemond County in 1642; see Nansemond County for subsequent history)
- Warwick River County, Virginia (renamed Warwick County in 1642; became independent city of Warwick in 1952; merged with city of Newport News in 1958)
- Yohogania County, Virginia (1776–1779) land now in Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Read more about this topic: List Of Former United States Counties
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