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1. genealogytrails.com › ken › county_formationCounty Formation of Kentucky - Genealogy Trails

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   It was the first county created by the Commonwealth of Kentucky after its separation from Virginia. County seat is Versailles. Scott County On June 1, 1792, the state of Kentucky came into existence.

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

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   Feb 17, 2021 · In the 1770s, as Virginia stood at the threshold of independence, the colony had grown in population from 350 people in 1610 to more than 450,000, and its counties extended from the Eastern Shore to what became the state of Kentucky and from the Maryland border to the North Carolina border.

3. www.virginiaplaces.org › boundaries › boundarykHow Virginia Got Its Boundaries, by Karl R Phillips

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   The final chapter of the evolution of Virginia’s boundaries involves West Virginia. Only four states were created directly from existing states: Vermont from New York in 1791, Kentucky from Virginia in 1792, Maine from Massachusetts in 1820, and West Virginia from Virginia in 1863.

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4. www.yorkcounty.gov › 3848History | York County, VA

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   During its 350-year history, beginning in 1634 as one of Virginia's eight original shires, York County has figured prominently in both the political and economic history of the Virginia Peninsula, the Commonwealth, and the nation.

5. digitalcommons.wku.edu › fow6 › 2"The Great Settlement Area 1750-1800" by Kentucky Historical ...

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   Jan 11, 2012 · Map of frontier settlements in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. It includes birthplaces of notable figures, battlefields, trails and illustrations of one and two family stations.

6. www.usgenwebsites.org › vagenweb › yorkYork County, VA - USGenWeb sites

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   York County was originally named Charles River, and was one of the eight original shires formed in 1634. The present name was given in 1643, probably in honor of James, Duke of York, the second son of Charles I. Its area is 123 square miles, and the county seat is Yorktown.

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   When did Kentucky become a state?

   • At the outbreak of the American Revolution, large numbers of Virginia settlers began migrating through the Cumberland Gap into what is now Kentucky. In 1776, Virginia organized a new Kentucky County, encompassing the area of the present day state.

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   When were Virginia's first counties formed?

   • While it has traditionally been held that Virginia’s first counties were not formed until 1634, when the “country [was] divided into 8 shires,” subsequent research has shown that progress toward county formation had begun at least by 1622.

   County Formation during the Colonial Period - Encyclopedia Virginia

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   When did Virginia become a state?

   • In the 1770s, as Virginia stood at the threshold of independence, the colony had grown in population from 350 people in 1610 to more than 450,000, and its counties extended from the Eastern Shore to what became the state of Kentucky and from the Maryland border to the North Carolina border.

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   When did county government start in Virginia?

   • Because Hening’s Statutes at Large states that the colony was divided into eight shires in 1634, that year has traditionally been known as the beginning of county government in Virginia. County-style government existed in Virginia before that time, however.

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   How many counties did Virginia have in 1750?

   • More counties followed: Fairfax and Louisa counties in 1742; Albemarle County in 1744; Lunenburg County in 1745; and Chesterfield, Culpeper, Cumberland, and Southampton counties in 1749. By 1750 Virginia consisted of forty-four counties.

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   When was Pittsylvania County created?

   • Pittsylvania County was formed in 1766, Botetourt in 1769, and Dunmore, Berkeley, and Fincastle counties in 1772, bringing the total number of Virginia counties created under the colonial government to sixty-one. In general, the colonial government in Virginia created new counties as populations grew large enough to sustain them.

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8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Timeline_of_Kentucky_historyTimeline of Kentucky history - Wikipedia

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   June 16, 1774 • James Harrod and 37 men, while on a surveying expedition ordered by Lord Dunmore, royal governor of Virginia, claimed the territory in what is now Mercer County, Kentucky as the first English settlement west of the Alleghenies, Harrod's Town; in July they abandoned the few buildings there when called into military service, but ...