List of cities and counties in Virginia

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The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties and 38 independent cities, which are considered county-equivalents for census purposes. Some of the cities are the same size as a county.

In Virginia, cities are separate from counties, but towns are inside counties. For a list of towns, see List of towns in Virginia.

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 Alexandria, VirginiaBristol, VirginiaBuena Vista, VirginiaCharlottesville, VirginiaChesapeake, VirginiaColonial Heights, VirginiaCovington, VirginiaDanville, VirginiaEmporia, VirginiaFairfax, VirginiaFalls Church, VirginiaFranklin, VirginiaFredericksburg, VirginiaGalax, VirginiaHampton, VirginiaHarrisonburg, VirginiaHopewell, VirginiaLexington, VirginiaLynchburg, VirginiaManassas, VirginiaManassas Park, VirginiaMartinsville, VirginiaNewport News, VirginiaNorfolk, VirginiaNorton, VirginiaPetersburg, VirginiaPoquoson, VirginiaPortsmouth, VirginiaRadford, VirginiaRichmond, VirginiaRoanoke, VirginiaSalem, VirginiaStaunton, VirginiaSuffolk, VirginiaVirginia Beach, VirginiaWaynesboro, VirginiaWilliamsburg, VirginiaWinchester, VirginiaArlington County, VirginiaAlexandria, VirginiaFairfax County, VirginiaPrince William County, VirginiaLoudoun County, VirginiaFrederick County, VirginiaClarke County, VirginiaStafford County, VirginiaFauquier County, VirginiaShenandoah County, VirginiaWarren County, VirginiaRappahannock County, VirginiaCulpeper County, VirginiaKing George County, VirginiaPage County, VirginiaRockingham County, VirginiaMadison County, VirginiaGreene County, VirginiaOrange County, VirginiaSpotsylvania County, VirginiaWestmoreland County, VirginiaNorthumberland County, VirginiaAccomack County, VirginiaNorthampton County, VirginiaYork County, VirginiaHampton, VirginiaNewport News, VirginiaJames City County, VirginiaRichmond County, VirginiaLancaster County, VirginiaMathews County, VirginiaMiddlesex County, VirginiaEssex County, VirginiaCaroline County, VirginiaKing and Queen County, VirginiaKing William County, VirginiaGloucester County, VirginiaNew Kent County, VirginiaHanover County, VirginiaHenrico County, VirginiaRichmond, VirginiaHighland County, VirginiaAugusta County, VirginiaAlbemarle County, VirginiaLouisa County, VirginiaCharles City County, VirginiaFluvanna County, VirginiaGoochland County, VirginiaChesterfield County, VirginiaSurry County, VirginiaPrince George County, VirginiaBath County, VirginiaAlleghany County, VirginiaCraig County, VirginiaBotetourt County, VirginiaRoanoke County, VirginiaMontgomery County, VirginiaPulaski County, VirginiaGiles County, VirginiaRockbridge County, VirginiaBland County, VirginiaTazewell County, VirginiaBuchanan County, VirginiaDickenson County, VirginiaWise County, VirginiaLee County, VirginiaScott County, VirginiaRussell County, VirginiaWashington County, VirginiaWythe County, VirginiaSmyth County, VirginiaGrayson County, VirginiaCarroll County, VirginiaFloyd County, VirginiaPatrick County, VirginiaHenry County, VirginiaFranklin County, VirginiaBedford County, VirginiaPittsylvania County, VirginiaCampbell County, VirginiaHalifax County, VirginiaCharlotte County, VirginiaNelson County, VirginiaMecklenburg County, VirginiaLunenburg County, VirginiaPrince Edward County, VirginiaAmherst County, VirginiaAppomattox County, VirginiaBuckingham County, VirginiaCumberland County, VirginiaPowhatan County, VirginiaAmelia County, VirginiaNottoway County, VirginiaDinwiddie County, VirginiaBrunswick County, VirginiaGreensville County, VirginiaSussex County, VirginiaSouthampton County, VirginiaIsle of Wight County, VirginiaSuffolk, VirginiaPortsmouth, VirginiaNorfolk, VirginiaVirginia Beach, VirginiaChesapeake, Virginia
Virginia counties and independent cities

List of counties

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County
FIPS code[1] County seat[2][3] Created[2] Formed from Meaning of name Population
(2020)[4]
Area[2] Map
Accomack County 001 Accomac 1663 From part of Northampton County From the Native American word Accawmack, meaning "on the other side", because the county is across the Chesapeake Bay 33,413 455 sq mi
(1,178 km2)
 
Albemarle County 003 Charlottesville 1744 From part of Goochland County Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle, colonial proprietary governor 112,395 723 sq mi
(1,873 km2)
 
Alleghany County 005 Covington 1822 From parts of Bath and Botetourt counties as well as Monroe County (now in WV) Alleghany Mountains 15,223 446 sq mi
(1,155 km2)
 
Amelia County 007 Amelia 1735 From parts of Brunswick and Prince George counties Princess Amelia Sophia, second daughter of George II of Great Britain 13,265 357 sq mi
(925 km2)
 
Amherst County 009 Amherst 1761 From part of Albemarle county Jeffery Amherst, British conqueror of Quebec during the Seven Years' War and colonial governor of Virginia 31,307 475 sq mi
(1,230 km2)
 
Appomattox County 011 Appomattox 1845 From parts of Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and Prince Edward counties Appomattox River 16,119 334 sq mi
(865 km2)
 
Arlington County 013 Arlington 1846 From part of the District of Columbia Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, originally called Alexandria County; renamed in 1920 238,643 26 sq mi
(67 km2)
 
Augusta County 015 Staunton 1738 From part of Orange County Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, the Princess of Wales 77,487 971 sq mi
(2,515 km2)
 
Bath County 017 Warm Springs 1791 From parts of Augusta, Botetourt and Greenbrier counties Bath, England 4,209 532 sq mi
(1,378 km2)
 
Bedford County 019 Bedford 1754 From part of Lunenburg county John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, British politician and one of the head negotiators of the Peace of Paris 79,462 755 sq mi
(1,955 km2)
 
Bland County 021 Bland 1861 From parts of Giles, Tazewell, and Wythe counties Richard Bland, member of the Continental Congress and publisher of the American Revolutionary War-era tract An Inquiry into the Rights of the British Colonies 6,270 359 sq mi
(930 km2)
 
Botetourt County 023 Fincastle 1770 From part of Augusta county Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt, colonial governor of Virginia 33,596 543 sq mi
(1,406 km2)
 
Brunswick County 025 Lawrenceville 1720 From part of Prince George county. Parts of Surry and Isle of Wight counties were added in 1732 (when the county's government was established.) Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, from which the current line of British monarchs hailed 15,849 566 sq mi
(1,466 km2)
 
Buchanan County 027 Grundy 1858 From parts of Russell and Tazewell counties James Buchanan, fifteenth U.S. President 20,355 504 sq mi
(1,305 km2)
 
Buckingham County 029 Buckingham 1761 From part of Albemarle county Duke of Buckingham 16,824 581 sq mi
(1,505 km2)
 
Campbell County 031 Rustburg 1782 From part of Bedford county William Campbell, Revolutionary War general 55,696 504 sq mi
(1,305 km2)
 
Caroline County 033 Bowling Green 1728 From parts of Essex, King and Queen, and King William counties Caroline of Ansbach, wife of King George II of Great Britain 30,887 533 sq mi
(1,380 km2)
 
Carroll County 035 Hillsville 1842 From part of Grayson county Charles Carroll of Carrollton 29,155 476 sq mi
(1,233 km2)
 
Charles City County 036 Charles City 1634 Colonial division before 1635[5] King Charles I of England 6,773 182 sq mi
(471 km2)
 
Charlotte County 037 Charlotte Court House 1765 From part of Lunenburg county Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of King George III of Great Britain 11,529 475 sq mi
(1,230 km2)
 
Chesterfield County 041 Chesterfield 1749 From part of Henrico County Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, British politician and Lord of the Bedchamber 364,548 426 sq mi
(1,103 km2)
 
Clarke County 043 Berryville 1836 From part of Frederick County George Rogers Clarke, Revolutionary War general 14,783 177 sq mi
(458 km2)
 
Craig County 045 New Castle 1851 From parts of Botetourt, Roanoke, Giles, and Monroe (in present-day West Virginia) Counties Robert Craig, U.S. Representative from Virginia 4,892 330 sq mi
(855 km2)
 
Culpeper County 047 Culpeper 1749 From part of Orange County Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper, colonial proprietary governor 52,552 381 sq mi
(987 km2)
 
Cumberland County 049 Cumberland 1749 From part of Goochland County Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, British general, politician, and son of King George II 9,675 298 sq mi
(772 km2)
 
Dickenson County 051 Clintwood 1880 From parts of Buchanan, Russell, and Wise Counties William J. Dickinson, member of the Virginia House of Delegates 14,124 333 sq mi
(862 km2)
 
Dinwiddie County 053 Dinwiddie 1752 From part of Prince George County Robert Dinwiddie, colonial lieutenant governor of Virginia 27,947 504 sq mi
(1,305 km2)
 
Essex County 057 Tappahannock 1692 From the original Rappahannock County, Virginia, which was split to form Essex and Richmond counties. Essex, United Kingdom 10,599 258 sq mi
(668 km2)
 
Fairfax County 059 Fairfax 1742 From part of Prince William County Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, the only British noble resident in Virginia 1,150,309 396 sq mi
(1,026 km2)
 
Fauquier County 061 Warrenton 1759 From part of Prince William County Francis Fauquier, colonial lieutenant governor of Virginia 72,972 650 sq mi
(1,683 km2)
 
Floyd County 063 Floyd 1831 From part of Montgomery County John Floyd, governor of Virginia 15,476 382 sq mi
(989 km2)
 
Fluvanna County 065 Palmyra 1777 From part of Henrico County From the Latin name for the James River, which itself translates to "Annie's River" in honor of Queen Anne 27,249 287 sq mi
(743 km2)
 
Franklin County 067 Rocky Mount 1786 From parts of Bedford and Henry Counties Benjamin Franklin, publisher, orator, scholar, and U.S. Founding Father 54,477 692 sq mi
(1,792 km2)
 
Frederick County 069 Winchester 1738 From part of Orange County Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of George II 91,419 415 sq mi
(1,075 km2)
 
Giles County 071 Pearisburg 1806 From parts of Montgomery, Monroe, Wythe, and Tazewell Counties William Branch Giles, U.S. Senator from Virginia 16,787 358 sq mi
(927 km2)
 
Gloucester County 073 Gloucester 1651 From part of York County Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester 38,711 217 sq mi
(562 km2)
 
Goochland County 075 Goochland 1728 From part of Henrico County William Gooch, colonial lieutenant governor of Virginia 24,727 284 sq mi
(736 km2)
 
Grayson County 077 Independence 1793 From part of Wythe County William Grayson, U.S. Senator from Virginia 15,333 443 sq mi
(1,147 km2)
 
Greene County 079 Stanardsville 1838 From part of Orange County Nathanael Greene, Revolutionary War general 20,552 157 sq mi
(407 km2)
 
Greensville County 081 Emporia 1781 From part of Brunswick County Richard Grenville, commander of the English expedition to found Roanoke Colony 11,391 296 sq mi
(767 km2)
 
Halifax County 083 Halifax 1752 From part of Lunenburg County George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, President of the Board of Trade 34,022 814 sq mi
(2,108 km2)
 
Hanover County 085 Hanover 1721 From the area of New Kent County called St. Paul's Parish Electorate of Hanover, from which the current line of British monarchs hailed 109,979 473 sq mi
(1,225 km2)
 
Henrico County 087 Laurel 1617 Original county of the Colony under England Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, oldest son of James I of England 334,389 238 sq mi
(616 km2)
 
Henry County 089 Martinsville 1777 From Pittsylvania County, it was initially named Patrick Henry County Patrick Henry, governor of Virginia and U.S. Founding Father 50,948 382 sq mi
(989 km2)
 
Highland County 091 Monterey 1847 From parts of Bath and Pendleton Counties[6] Mountainous topography 2,232 416 sq mi
(1,077 km2)
 
Isle of Wight County 093 Isle of Wight 1634 Original county of the Colony under England, initially named Warrosquyoake Shire Isle of Wight, England 38,606 316 sq mi
(818 km2)
 
James City County 095 Williamsburg 1617 Original county of the Colony under England King James I of England 78,254 143 sq mi
(370 km2)
 
King and Queen County 097 King and Queen 1691 From part of New Kent County. King William III and Queen Mary II 6,608 316 sq mi
(818 km2)
 
King George County 099 King George 1721 From part of Richmond County George I of Great Britain 26,723 180 sq mi
(466 km2)
 
King William County 101 King William 1702 English colonists formed King William County in 1702 out of King and Queen County, Virginia. William III of England 17,810 275 sq mi
(712 km2)
 
Lancaster County 103 Lancaster 1651 From parts of Northumberland and York counties. Lancaster, United Kingdom 10,919 133 sq mi
(344 km2)
 
Lee County 105 Jonesville 1793 From part of Russell County Light Horse Harry Lee, Revolutionary War general and governor of Virginia 22,173 437 sq mi
(1,132 km2)
 
Loudoun County 107 Leesburg 1757 From part of Fairfax County John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, British Commander-in-Chief, North America during the Seven Years' War 420,959 520 sq mi
(1,347 km2)
 
Louisa County 109 Louisa 1742 From part of Hanover County Princess Louise, youngest daughter of George II 37,596 498 sq mi
(1,290 km2)
 
Lunenburg County 111 Lunenburg 1746 From part of Brunswick County Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, from which the current line of British monarchs hailed 11,936 432 sq mi
(1,119 km2)
 
Madison County 113 Madison 1793 From part of Orange County James Madison, Congressman from Virginia, principal author of the U.S. Constitution, and future U.S. President 13,837 322 sq mi
(834 km2)
 
Mathews County 115 Mathews 1791 From part of Gloucester County Thomas Mathews, Revolutionary War general. 8,533 86 sq mi
(223 km2)
 
Mecklenburg County 117 Boydton 1765 From part of Lunenburg County Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of King George III 30,319 624 sq mi
(1,616 km2)
 
Middlesex County 119 Saluda 1673 From part of Lancaster County Middlesex, United Kingdom 10,625 130 sq mi
(337 km2)
 
Montgomery County 121 Christiansburg 1777 From part of Fincastle County Richard Montgomery, Revolutionary War general 99,721 388 sq mi
(1,005 km2)
 
Nelson County 125 Lovingston 1808 From part of Amherst County Thomas Nelson Jr., governor of Virginia and signer of the Declaration of Independence 14,775 472 sq mi
(1,222 km2)
 
New Kent County 127 New Kent 1654 From part of York County, Virginia. Kent County, England 22,945 210 sq mi
(544 km2)
 
Northampton County 131 Eastville 1634 Original county of the Colony under England, initially named Accomac Shire. In 1642, it was renamed Northampton County. Northamptonshire, England 12,282 207 sq mi
(536 km2)
 
Northumberland County 133 Heathsville 1648 Created by the Virginia General Assembly during a period of rapid population growth and geographic expansion Northumberland, United Kingdom 11,839 192 sq mi
(497 km2)
 
Nottoway County 135 Nottoway 1789 From the area of Amelia County called Nottaway Parish Nodawa tribe 15,642 315 sq mi
(816 km2)
 
Orange County 137 Orange 1734 From part of Spotsylvania County William IV, Prince of Orange, to celebrate his marriage to the Royal Princess Anne of the House of Hanover, England on March 25, 1734. The county was formed on August 8, 1734 36,254 342 sq mi
(886 km2)
 
Page County 139 Luray 1831 From parts of Shenandoah and Rockingham counties John Page, governor of Virginia 23,709 311 sq mi
(805 km2)
 
Patrick County 141 Stuart 1791 From part of Patrick Henry County Patrick Henry, governor of Virginia and U.S. Founding Father 17,608 483 sq mi
(1,251 km2)
 
Pittsylvania County 143 Chatham 1767 From part of Halifax County William Pitt, British Prime Minister 60,501 978 sq mi
(2,533 km2)
 
Powhatan County 145 Powhatan 1777 From part of Cumberland County Powhatan tribe 30,333 261 sq mi
(676 km2)
 
Prince Edward County 147 Farmville 1754 From part of Amelia County Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany, brother of George III 21,849 353 sq mi
(914 km2)
 
Prince George County 149 Prince George 1703 From Charles City County Prince George of Denmark, the husband of Queen Anne 43,010 266 sq mi
(689 km2)
 
Prince William County 153 Manassas 1731 From parts of Stafford and King George counties Prince William Augustus, son of George II 482,204 338 sq mi
(875 km2)
 
Pulaski County 155 Pulaski 1839 From parts of Montgomery and Wythe counties Kazimierz Pulaski, Polish-born Revolutionary War general 33,800 321 sq mi
(831 km2)
 
Rappahannock County 157 Washington 1833 From part of Culpeper County. The original Rappahannock County, known as Old Rappahannock County, was created in 1656 from part of Lancaster County. Old Rappahannock County became extinct in 1692 when it was split to create Essex and Richmond counties. Rappahannock River 7,348 267 sq mi
(692 km2)
 
Richmond County 159 Warsaw 1692 From the original Rappahannock County, better known as Old Rappahannock County, which was split to form Richmond and Essex counties. Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, illegitimate son of King Charles II 8,923 192 sq mi
(497 km2)
 
Roanoke County 161 Salem 1838 From the southern part of Botetourt County Roanoke River 96,929 251 sq mi
(650 km2)
 
Rockbridge County 163 Lexington 1778 From parts of Augusta and Botetourt counties Natural Bridge 22,650 600 sq mi
(1,554 km2)
 
Rockingham County 165 Harrisonburg 1778 From part of Augusta County Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, British Prime Minister 83,757 851 sq mi
(2,204 km2)
 
Russell County 167 Lebanon 1786 From a section of Washington County William Russell, frontiersman and state representative 25,781 475 sq mi
(1,230 km2)
 
Scott County 169 Gate City 1814 From parts of Washington, Lee, and Russell Counties Winfield Scott, War of 1812 and later Mexican-American War general 21,576 537 sq mi
(1,391 km2)
 
Shenandoah County 171 Woodstock 1772 Formed from non-county territory; originally named for Governor John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, but renamed in 1778. Shenandoah River 44,186 512 sq mi
(1,326 km2)
 
Smyth County 173 Marion 1832 From Washington and Wythe counties Alexander Smyth, Congressman from Virginia 29,800 452 sq mi
(1,171 km2)
 
Southampton County 175 Courtland 1749 Most of it from part of Warrosquyoake Shire Disputed; either Southampton, England or Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, one of the founders of the Virginia Company 17,996 600 sq mi
(1,554 km2)
 
Spotsylvania County 177 Spotsylvania Courthouse 1721 Spotsylvania From parts of Essex, King and Queen, and King William counties. Alexander Spotswood, colonial lieutenant governor of Virginia 140,032 401 sq mi
(1,039 km2)
 
Stafford County 179 Stafford 1664 From part of Westmoreland County Stafford, England 156,927 270 sq mi
(699 km2)
 
Surry County 181 Surry 1652 From part of James City County Surrey, United Kingdom 6,561 279 sq mi
(723 km2)
 
Sussex County 183 Sussex 1754 From part of Surry County Sussex, United Kingdom 10,829 491 sq mi
(1,272 km2)
 
Tazewell County 185 Tazewell 1800 From parts of Wythe and Russell counties Henry Tazewell, U.S. Senator from Virginia 40,429 520 sq mi
(1,347 km2)
 
Warren County 187 Front Royal 1836 From parts of Frederick and Shenandoah counties Joseph Warren, Revolutionary War general 40,727 214 sq mi
(554 km2)
 
Washington County 191 Abingdon 1777 From part of Fincastle County George Washington, Revolutionary War commander, U.S. Founding Father, and future U.S. President 53,935 564 sq mi
(1,461 km2)
 
Westmoreland County 193 Montross 1653 From part of Northumberland County Westmoreland, United Kingdom 18,477 229 sq mi
(593 km2)
 
Wise County 195 Wise 1856 From parts of Lee, Scott, and Russell Counties Henry Alexander Wise, governor of Virginia 36,130 403 sq mi
(1,044 km2)
 
Wythe County 197 Wytheville 1790 From part of Montgomery County George Wythe, legal scholar and signer of the Declaration of Independence 28,290 463 sq mi
(1,199 km2)
 
York County 199 Yorktown 1634 Formed in 1634 as one of the eight shires of Virginia. It was originally called Charles River Shire. James Stuart, Duke of York, the future King James II 70,045 106 sq mi
(275 km2)
 

List of independent cities

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County
FIPS code[1] County seat Created[2] Formed from Meaning of name Population
(2020)[4]
Area[2] Map
Alexandria 510 N/A 1870[7] From Alexandria County[8] Phillip & John Alexander, brothers and area plantation owners 159,467 15 sq mi
(39 km2)
 
Bristol 520 N/A 1890[8] From Washington County[8] Bristol, England 17,219 12 sq mi
(31 km2)
 
Buena Vista 530 N/A 1892[8] From Rockbridge County[8] from the Buena Vista Company, which founded an iron mine in the area and established the town for its laborers 6,641 7 sq mi
(18 km2)
 
Charlottesville 540 N/A 1888[8] From Albemarle County[8] Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of King George III 46,553 10 sq mi
(26 km2)
 
Chesapeake 550 N/A 1963 Formed by combining Norfolk County and City of South Norfolk[9] Chesapeake tribe 249,422 341 sq mi
(883 km2)
 
Colonial Heights 570 N/A 1948 From Chesterfield County From the actions of Revolutionary War general Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette; his soldiers, nicknamed the "Colonials", placed an artillery on high ground overlooking Petersburg 18,170 8 sq mi
(21 km2)
 
Covington 580 N/A 1952 From Alleghany County Leonard Covington, hero of the Siege of Fort Recovery and Congressman from Maryland 5,737 4 sq mi
(10 km2)
 
Danville 590 N/A 1870[8] From Pittsylvania County[8] Dan River 42,590 43 sq mi
(111 km2)
 
Emporia 595 N/A 1967 From Greensville County Emporia, Kansas 5,766 7 sq mi
(18 km2)
 
Fairfax 600 N/A 1961 From Fairfax County Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, only British noble resident in colonial Virginia 24,146 6 sq mi
(16 km2)
 
Falls Church 610 N/A 1948 From Fairfax County The Falls Church 14,658 2.1 sq mi
(5 km2)
 
Franklin 620 N/A 1961 From Southampton County Benjamin Franklin, publisher, scholar, orator, and U.S. Founding Father 8,180 8 sq mi
(21 km2)
 
Fredericksburg 630 N/A 1870[8] From Spotsylvania County[8] Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King George II 27,982 10 sq mi
(26 km2)
 
Galax 640 N/A 1953 From Grayson County and Carroll County the galax shrub 6,720 8 sq mi
(21 km2)
 
Hampton 650 N/A 1908 Founded 1610. Current city formed by combining Elizabeth City County and City of Hampton in 1952[9] Disputed; either Southampton, England or Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, one of the founders of the Virginia Company 137,148 52 sq mi
(135 km2)
 
Harrisonburg 660 N/A 1916 From Rockingham County[8] Thomas Harrison, pioneering settler and town founder 51,814 18 sq mi
(47 km2)
 
Hopewell 670 N/A 1916 From Prince George County[8] The Hopewell, a ship that carried some of the early English settlers to Virginia 23,033 10 sq mi
(26 km2)
 
Lexington 678 N/A 1966 From Rockbridge County Revolutionary War Battle of Lexington 7,320 2.5 sq mi
(6 km2)
 
Lynchburg 680 N/A 1786 From Campbell County[8] John Lynch, ferry operator and constructor of the first bridge across the James River in the area 79,009 49 sq mi
(127 km2)
 
Manassas 683 N/A 1975 From Prince William County Manassas Gap Railroad 42,772 10 sq mi
(26 km2)
 
Manassas Park 685 N/A 1975 From Prince William County Manassas Gap Railroad and Manassas National Battlefield Park 17,219 2.5 sq mi
(6 km2)
 
Martinsville 690 N/A 1928 From Henry County Joseph Martin, Revolutionary War general 13,485 11 sq mi
(28 km2)
 
Newport News 700 N/A 1896[8] From Warwick County[8] Captain Christopher Newport, English privateer[10] 186,247 68 sq mi
(176 km2)
 
Norfolk 710 N/A 1845[11] Founded 1682.[12] Incorporated as City in 1845 from Norfolk County (extinct)[9] Norfolk, England 238,005 54 sq mi
(140 km2)
 
Norton 720 N/A 1954 From Wise County Eckstein Norton, president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad 3,687 7 sq mi
(18 km2)
 
Petersburg 730 N/A 1870[8] From Prince George and Dinwiddie Counties[8] Peter Jones, early settler and merchant 33,458 23 sq mi
(60 km2)
 
Poquoson 735 N/A 1975 From York County An Algonquin term roughly translating to "great marsh" or "flat land" 12,460 16 sq mi
(41 km2)
 
Portsmouth 740 N/A 1858[9] Founded 1752.[13] Incorporated as City in 1858 from Norfolk County (extinct)[9] Portsmouth, England 97,915 33 sq mi
(85 km2)
 
Radford 750 N/A 1892[8] From Montgomery County[8] John Blair Radford, owner of a plantation that included that town's lands 16,070 10 sq mi
(26 km2)
 
Richmond 760 N/A 1870[8] From Henrico County[8] Richmond, Surrey, England 226,610 60 sq mi
(155 km2)
 
Roanoke 770 N/A 1884[8] From Roanoke County[8] Roanoke River 100,011 43 sq mi
(111 km2)
 
Salem 775 N/A 1968 From Roanoke County After Salem, New Jersey, home of town founder William Bryan 25,346 15 sq mi
(39 km2)
 
Staunton 790 N/A 1870[8] From Augusta County [8] Lady Rebecca Staunton, wife of colonial Lieutenant Governor William Gooch 25,750 20 sq mi
(52 km2)
 
Suffolk 800 N/A 1910[14] Founded 1742.[14] Incorporated as City in 1910 from Nansemond County (extinct)[14] Suffolk, England 94,324 400 sq mi
(1,036 km2)
 
Virginia Beach 810 N/A 1963 Founded 1906 around existing community of Seatack. Incorporated as City in 1963 from Princess Anne County (extinct)[9] The city's coastal location 459,470 248 sq mi
(642 km2)
 
Waynesboro 820 N/A 1948 From Augusta County Anthony Wayne, Revolutionary War general 22,196 14 sq mi
(36 km2)
 
Williamsburg 830 N/A 1902[8] From James City County William III of England 15,425 9 sq mi
(23 km2)
 
Winchester 840 N/A 1874[8] From Frederick County [8] Winchester, England 28,120 9 sq mi
(23 km2)
 

Other maps

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Top 10 most populated cities in Virginia (2010)
 
Virginia counties and cities by population density (population/ square mile) in 2015
 
Virginia counties and cities by population in 2010

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  3. Virginia Commission on Local Government. "County Seats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
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