4 Original Citties:

Hco = Henrico Cittie

Bda = (Charles Cittie)

Jc = James Cittie

Kec = Kecoughtan (renamed “ Elizabeth Cittie”)

8 Original Counties:

WR = Warwick River Shire (Extinct)

EC = Elizabeth City Shire (Extinct)

CR = Charles River Shire

Wqs =Warrosquyoake Shire (now Isle of Wight Co.)

JC = James City Shire

CC = Charles City Shire

Hco = Henrico Shire

Aca = Accomac Shire (now Accomack Co.)

Part lost to PA

Part of Fairfax County

(i.e., present-day Arlington Co.)

Ceded to Federal Government for the District of Columbia (1791)

Part ceded ~from Fairfax

Part Retro-ceded ~from DC

Retro-ceded land named Alexandria Co was later called Arlington Co.

• VA County 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 - HenryHsn - Harrison (WV)Hvr - HanoverIW - Isle of WightJac - Jackson (WV)JC - James CityJe - Jefferson (WV)Ka - Kanawha (WV)KG - King GeorgeKQ - King and QueenKW - King WilliamLa - LancasterLdn - LoudonLee - LeeLew - Lewis (WV)Li - Lincoln (WV)Log - Logan (WV)Lsa - LouisaLu - LunenburgMad - MadisonMas - Mason (WV)Mat - MathewsMc - McDowell (WV)Mec - MecklenburgMer - Mercer (WV)Mgl - Monongalia (WV)Mid - MiddlesexMnl - Mineral (WV)Mno - Mingo (WV)Mon - MontgomeryMor - Morgan (WV)Mrn - Marion (WV)Mro - Monroe (WV)Msl - Marshall (WV)Na - Nansemond

Nel - NelsonNfk - NorfolkNhn - NorthamptonNi - Nicholas (WV)NK - New KentNot - NottowayNud - NorthumberlandOh - Ohio (WV)Or - OrangePA - Princess AnnePag - PagePat - PatrickPe - Pendleton (WV)PE - Prince EdwardPG - Prince GeorgePi - PittsylvaniaPl - Pleasants (WV)Poc - Pocahontas (WV)Pow - PowhatanPr - Preston (WV)Pul - PulaskiPut - Putnam (WV)PW - Prince WilliamRal - Raleigh (WV)Ran - Randolph (WV)Rap - RappahannockRbr - RockbridgeRhm - RockinghamRic - RichmondRit - Ritchie (WV)Rne - Roane (WV)Rnk - RoanokeRu - RussellSc - ScottSh - Shenandoah

Counties Cont.:

Sm - SmythSo - SouthamptonSp - SpotsylvaniaSt - StaffordSu - Summers (WV)Sur - SurrySus - SussexTay - Taylor (WV)Taz - TazewellTu - Tucker (WV)Ty - Tyler (WV)Up - Upshur (WV)Was - WashingtonWay - Wayne (WV)Web - Webster (WV)Wes - WestmorelandWet - Wetzel (WV)Wir - Wirt (WV)Wis - WiseWod - Wood (WV)Wrn - WarrenWwk - WarwickWy - WytheWyo - 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

County Map Abbreviations Cont.