Wonderful site! Thanks for posting it.
MWF
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From: campbell-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:campbell-bounces@rootsweb.com]
On Behalf Of Duncan Campbell
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 7:30 PM
To: campbell(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [Campbell] CAMPBELL Digest, Vol 4, Issue 46
There is a truly WONDERFUL interactive site which shows the evolution of all
of the Virginia counties beginning in 1617 and running through 1995. You
can just let it play, or manually step through each stage. Check it out at
http://www.familyhistory101.com/maps/va_cf.html
At 11:38 AM 3/30/2009 -0400, you wrote:
THANK YOU for helping us see the change of counties within Virginia.
Does
anyone know a website that does the same kind of county analysis change
for NC, SC, GA and Alabama?
In a message dated 3/30/2009 3:11:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
campbell-request(a)rootsweb.com writes:
Prior to 1863, West Virginia was part of Virginia. Most relevant
Virginia records are arranged by county. The jurisdictional landscape
of the western
counties of Virginia, by the Revolutionary War era, limits the number
of counties it is necessary to search for evidence of residence.
Because counties were created from older, larger counties, Augusta
County as well as other Virginia counties originally had jurisdiction
over what is now West Virginia. The County of Kentucky was formed
during the war, only to be broken into smaller
units three years later, and finally achieved statehood in 1792.
Illinois included all the land within Augusta County's jurisdiction
north of the Ohio River.
This was ceded to the Federal government in 1784. The order of
formation was as follows:1743 Frederick County, VA from Orange County
1745 Augusta County, VA from Orange County
1754 Hampshire County from Augusta and Frederick Counties 1770
Botetourt County, VA from Augusta County
1772 Berkeley County from Frederick County
1772 Fincastle County, VA from Botetourt County
1772 Monongalia County from Augusta County
1772 Ohio County from Augusta County
1772 Yohogania County from Augusta County
1777 Kentucky County from Fincastle County
1777 Montgomery County, VA from Fincastle County
1778 Greenbrier County from Botetourt and Montgomery Counties
1778 Illinois County from Augusta County
1780 Fayette County from Kentucky County 1780 Jefferson County from
Kentucky County
1780 Lincoln County from Kentucky County
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