Virginia

Virginia became the 10th state on June 25, 1788. Richmond is the state capital. There are currently counties each with a courthouse and Independent Cities with courthouses.

 

 

Click on a county below to learn more:

Accomack	Albemarle	Alleghany	Amelia	Amherst
Appomattox	Arlington	Augusta	Bath	Bedford
Bland	Botetourt	Brunswick	Buchanan	Buckingham
Campbell	Caroline	Carroll	Charles City	Charlotte
Chesterfield	Clarke	Craig	Culpeper	Cumberland
Dickenson	Dinwiddie	Essex	Fairfax	Fauquier
Floyd	Fluvanna	Franklin	Frederick	Giles
Gloucester	Goochland	Grayson	Greene	Greensville
Halifax	Hanover	Henrico	Henry	Highland
Isle of Wight	James City	King and Queen	King George	King William
Lancaster	Lee	Loudoun	Louisa	Lunenburg
Madison	Mathews	Mecklenburg	Middlesex	Montgomery
Nelson	New Kent	Northampton	Northumberland	Nottoway
Orange	Page	Patrick	Pittsylvania	Powhatan
Prince Edward	Prince George	Prince William	Pulaski	Rappahannock
Richmond	Roanoke	Rockbridge	Rockingham	Russell
Scott	Shenandoah	Smyth	Southampton	Spotsylvania
Stafford	Surry	Sussex	Tazewell	Warren
Washington	Westmoreland	Wise	Wythe	York

Independent Cities

Alexandria	Bristol	Buena Vista	Charlottesville	Chesapeake
Clifton Forge	Colonial Heights	Covington	Danville	Emporia
Fairfax	Falls Church	Franklin	Fredericksburg	Galax
Hampton	Harrisonburg	Hopewell	Lexington	Lynchburg
Manassas	Manassas Park	Martinsville	Newport News	Norfolk
Norton	Petersburg	Poquoson	Portsmouth	Radford
Richmond	Roanoke	Salem	Staunton	Suffolk
Virginia Beach	Waynesboro	Williamsburg	Winchester

 

Virginia Court of Appeals

Virginia Supreme Court

Fredericksburg

 

Highest Point – Mount Rogers ( 5,729 feet ) is located in Grayson County and Smyth County

Lowest Point  – Atlantic Ocean ( sea level ) 

 

Oldest Courthouse still in use – King William County (1725)

Oldest Former Courthouse – Charles City County (1740)

 

State House – Richmond

 

Governor Mansion – Richmond