User:Leakeyroof/VA County Descriptions

Prior Nebraska Description
The County was named for John Adams. The County has Natchez as its seat and the County was created 1799. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

New Accomack Description
Accomack County is located on the northernmost portion of Virginia's Eastern Shore and was created in 1634 as one of the eight original counties of the Commonwealth. The county’s name comes from the Native American word Accawmack, meaning “the other shore”. The County seat is Accomack.

New Albemarle Description
Albemarle County is located in the Central region of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was formed in 1744 by an act of the General Assembly. It was named in honor of William Ann Keppel, second Earl of Albemarle, who was then governor of the colony. The County seat was moved to Charlottesville which was established as a city in 1888.

New Alleghany Description
Alleghany County is located on the far western edge of the Commonwealth of Virginia and took its name from the mountain range on which it borders. It was formed by act of Virginia Legislature on January 5, 1822 from parts of Botetourt, Bath, and Monroe counties. The County seat is the City of Covington.

New Amelia Description
Amelia County is located in the Central region of the Commonwealth of Virginia just west of the state's capital of Richmond. It was created in 1735 from portions of Prince George and Brunswick Counties and named in honor of Princess Amelia, daughter of King George II. The County seat is Amelia Courthouse.

New Amherst Description
Amherst County is located in the Piedmont region near the center of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was formed in 1761 from the southern half of Albemarle County in honor of Lord Jeffery Amherst, British Commander-in-Chief. The County seat is Amherst.

New Appomattox Description
Appomattox County is located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was created in 1845 when Buckingham, Prince Edward, Charlotte and Campbell Counties each surrendered portions of their territory for a new county. The area was named after the Appamatuck people who were shown on Captain John Smith's map of 1612 and the name eventually evolved into "Appomattox". The County seat is Appomattox.

New Arlington Description
Arlington County is a jurisdiction of 25.8 square miles located across the Potomac River from Washington D.C. The County was originally part of the ten-mile square surveyed in 1791 for the Nation’s Capital. From 1801 to 1847, what are now Arlington and a portion of the City of Alexandria were known as Alexandria County, District of Columbia. In 1847, at the request of the local residents, Congress retroceded Alexandria County to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The name “Arlington” was chosen because General Robert E. Lee’s home of that name is located in the County, on the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery. The Count seat is the City of Arlington.

New Augusta Description
Augusta County is located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and was created on November 1, 1738 when Orange County was divided. Augusta County was named for the Princess of Wales. The County seat is the City of Staunton.

New Bedford Description
Bedford County is located in the Western Central portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was formed in 1754 from Lunenburg County in honor of John Russell, The Fourth Duke of Bedford. The County seat is Bedford.

New Louisa Description
Louisa County is located in the Central portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was formed in 1742 from Hanover County in honor of Princess Louisa, daughter of King George II and Queen Caroline of England. The County seat is Louisa.