Virginia County Maps and Atlases

The cartographic history of Virginia begins in the early sixteenth century, and maps, atlases, and gazetteers of the area have been produced ever since. James W. Sames III, comp., Index of Kentucky & Virginia maps, 1562 to 1900 (Frankfort, Ky.: Kentucky Historical Society, 1976), indexes the maps on file at The Library of Virginia and the Virginia Historical Society.

The map collection of The Library of Virginia is described in Earl Gregg Swem, comp. Maps Relating to Virginia in the Virginia State Library and other Departments of the Commonwealth ... (Reprint, Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1989). This volume also cites maps in other repositories.

The changing boundaries of Virginia's counties are illustrated in Michael F. Doran, Atlas of County Boundary Changes in Virginia, 1634-1895 (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Co., 1987). This atlas is a must for Virginia research. See also John S. Hale, A Historical Atlas of Colonial Virginia (Staunton, Va.: Old Dominion Publication, 1978).

Maps showing watercourses are necessary for locating land grants and property described in deeds. See County Road Map Atlas: Commonwealth of Virginia (Richmond, Va.: Department of Transportation, 1987), which can be ordered by individual county, free of charge, from the Department of Transportation, 1401 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Detailed topographical maps of Virginia are published in Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer (Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Company, 1989).

Rotating Formation Virginia Boundary County Maps

(Maps made with the use AniMap Plus County Boundary Historical AniMap 3.0 and with the Permission of the Goldbug Company)

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Map Abbreviations
unorg. = unorganized
g. = gained
w. = with
fr. = from
atmt. = attachment
exch = exchanged
nca.= non county area
ch. = changed
Aco - Accomack
Alb - Albemarle
All - Alleghany
Ame - Amelia
Amh - Amherst
Ap - Appomattox
Ar - Arlington
Au - Augusta
Bar - Barbour (WV)
Bat - Bath
Bcn - Buchanan
Bed - Bedford
Ber - Berkeley (WV)
Bkm - Buckingham
Bl - Bland
Boo - Boone (WV)
Bot - Botetourt
Bra - Braxton (WV)
Brn - Brunswick
Bro - Brooke (WV)
Cab - Cabell (WV)
Cal - Calhoun (WV)
Cam - Campbell
CC - Charles City
Che - Chesterfield
Clk - Clarke
Clt - Charlotte
Cly - Clay (WV)
Cr - Craig
Crl - Carroll
Crn - Caroline
Cul - Culpeper
Cum - Cumberland
Dic - Dickenson
Din - Dinwiddie
Do - Doddridge (WV)
EC - Elizabeth City
Es - Essex
Fai - Fairfax
Fau - Fauquier
Fay - Fayette (WV)
Flo - Floyd
Flu - Fluvanna
Fra - Franklin
Fre - Frederick
Gl - Gloucester
Gls - Giles
Gmr - Gilmer (WV)
Go - Goochland
Gra - Grant (WV)
Gra - Grayson
Grb - Greenbrier (WV)
Grn - Greene
Gvl - Greensville
Hal - Halifax
Ham - Hampshire (WV)
Hck - Hancock (WV)
Hco - Henrico
Hdy - Hardy (WV)
Hi - Highland
Hry - Henry
Hsn - Harrison (WV)
Hvr - Hanover
IW - Isle of Wight
Jac - Jackson (WV)
JC - James City
Je - Jefferson (WV)
Ka - Kanawha (WV)
KG - King George
KQ - King and Queen
KW - King William
La - Lancaster
Ldn - Loudon
Lee - Lee
Lew - Lewis (WV)
Li - Lincoln (WV)
Log - Logan (WV)
Lsa - Louisa
Lu - Lunenburg
Mad - Madison
Mas - Mason (WV)
Mat - Mathews
Mc - McDowell (WV)
Mec - Mecklenburg
Mer - Mercer (WV)
Mgl - Monongalia (WV)
Mid - Middlesex
Mnl - Mineral (WV)
Mno - Mingo (WV)
Mon - Montgomery
Mor - Morgan (WV)
Mrn - Marion (WV)
Mro - Monroe (WV)
Msl - Marshall (WV)
Na - Nansemond
Nel - Nelson
Nfk - Norfolk
Nhn - Northampton
Ni - Nicholas (WV)
NK - New Kent
Not - Nottoway
Nud - Northumberland
Oh - Ohio (WV)
Or - Orange
PA - Princess Anne
Pag - Page
Pat - Patrick
Pe - Pendleton (WV)
PE - Prince Edward
PG - Prince George
Pi - Pittsylvania
Pl - Pleasants (WV)
Poc - Pocahontas (WV)
Pow - Powhatan
Pr - Preston (WV)
Pul - Pulaski
Put - Putnam (WV)
PW - Prince William
Ral - Raleigh (WV)
Ran - Randolph (WV)
Rap - Rappahannock
Rbr - Rockbridge
Rhm - Rockingham
Ric - Richmond
Rit - Ritchie (WV)
Rne - Roane (WV)
Rnk - Roanoke
Ru - Russell
Sc - Scott
Sh - Shenandoah
Sm - Smyth
So - Southampton
Sp - Spotsylvania
St - Stafford
Su - Summers (WV)
Sur - Surry
Sus - Sussex
Tay - Taylor (WV)
Taz - Tazewell
Tu - Tucker (WV)
Ty - Tyler (WV)
Up - Upshur (WV)
Was - Washington
Way - Wayne (WV)
Web - Webster (WV)
Wes - Westmoreland
Wet - Wetzel (WV)
Wir - Wirt (WV)
Wis - Wise
Wod - Wood (WV)
Wrn - Warren
Wwk - Warwick
Wy - Wythe
Wyo - Wyoming (WV)
Yor - York
[Independent - cities:
[Alexandria
[Bristol
[Buena Vista
[Charlottesville
[Clifton Forge
[Danville
[Fredericksburg
[Hampton
[Harrisonburg
[Hopewell
[Lynchburg
[Newport News
[Norfolk
[Petersburg
[Portsmouth
[Radford
[Richmond
[Roanoke
[Staunton
[Suffolk
[Williamsburg
[Winchester

Virginia Atlases

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