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  2. www.wikiwand.com › en › articlesNew Norfolk County, Virginia - Wikiwand

    New Norfolk County is a long-extinct county which was located in colonial Virginia from 1636 until 1637. It was formed in 1636 from Elizabeth City Shire, one of the eight original shires (or counties) formed in 1634 in the colony of Virginia by direction of the King of England.

  3. www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk › article › 31317History of Norfolk County Council - Norfolk Record Office

    The Local Government Act of 1888 created a new governing body for the counties: the county council. Here are some of the key dates in Norfolk's development. 24 January 1889. County council...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Norfolk_County_CouncilNorfolk County Council - Wikipedia

    Elected county councils were created in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888, taking over many administrative functions that had previously been performed by unelected magistrates at the quarter sessions.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Norfolk_County,_VirginiaNorfolk County, Virginia - Wikipedia

    Captain Adam Thoroughgood (1604–1640) is credited with naming Norfolk County. Thoroughgood was a prominent resident of the colony. Like so many others at that time, he had been born in England and immigrated to Virginia. He named the new county after his original "home" county across the Atlantic Ocean. [4]

    Year
    Republican(no.)
    Republican(%)
    Democratic(no.)
    1960
    3,769
    42.18%
    5,101
    1956
    4,558
    41.74%
    6,026
    1952
    5,614
    45.30%
    6,766
    1948
    1,830
    25.81%
    4,696

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  6. mycounties.com › virginiaHistory and Facts of Virginia Counties - My Counties

    • Fun Facts About Virginia Counties
    • Boundary Changes of Virginia Counties from 1617-1995
    • List of Old Former / Extinct Virginia Counties

    Counties by Year

    1. Accawmack, Charles City, Charles River, Elizabeth City, Henrico, James City, Warrosquyoake, and Warwick River Counties was the original 8 counties / shires created in 1634. 2. Dickenson County was the last county created on February 27, 1880.

    County Size Facts

    1. Pittsylvania County(978 sq mi) is the largest county in Virginia. 2. Arlington County(26 sq mi) is the smallest county in Virginia.

    County Population Facts

    1. Highland County(2,214) is the least populated county in Virginia. 2. Fairfax County(1,142,234) is the most populated county in Virginia.

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    This Interactive Map of Virginia Countiesshow the historical boundaries, names, organization, and attachments of every county, extinct county and unsuccessful county proposal from 1617 to 1995.

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    At least 32 counties that were established by Virginialaw no longer exist. These are important for genealogy research purposes. These defunct countieswere either 1. Judicial counties 2. Counties established by declaration of the Constitutional Convention of 1868-69 3. Counties established by legislative act but never organized and later abolished b...

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  7. encyclopediavirginia.org › entries › countyCounty Formation during the Colonial Period - Encyclopedia ...

    Feb 17, 2021 · In general, the colonial government in Virginia created new counties as populations grew large enough to sustain them. This was not the case in North and South Carolina, where county formation in the west did not keep pace with population growth, leading to corruption in North Carolina and a lack of courts and law enforcement officials in South ...

  8. www.jstor.org › stable › 4245657The Court-Houses of Princess Anne and Norfolk Counties - JSTOR

    New Norfolk had been created in i636 out of the eastern half of Elizabeth City County, as the first county cut from any of the eight orig- inal shires after their formation in I634, when the Virginia colony was first

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