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Norfolk County was a county of the South Hampton Roads in eastern Virginia in the United States that was created in 1691. After the American Civil War , for a period of about 100 years, portions of Norfolk County were lost and the territory of the county reduced as they were annexed by the independent and growing cities of Norfolk , Portsmouth ...
Norfolk (locally / ˈ n ɔːr f ʊ k / ⓘ NOR-fuuk) is an independent city in Virginia, United States.As of the 2020 census, Norfolk had a population of 238,005, making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, and the 96th-most populous city in the nation. [4]
New Kent County was established in 1654 from York County, Virginia. Kent County, England: 26,134: 210 sq mi (544 km 2) Northampton County: 131: Eastville: 1634: Original county of the Colony under England, initially named Accomac Shire. In 1642, it was renamed Northampton County. However, in 1663, Northampton County was divided into two counties.
Lower Norfolk County is a long-extinct county which was organized in colonial Virginia, operating from 1637 until 1691. New Norfolk County was formed in 1636 from Elizabeth City Shire , one of the eight original shires (or counties ) formed in 1634 in the colony of Virginia by direction of the King of England.
Norfolk County may refer to: Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States; Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada; Norfolk County, Virginia, (defunct) Norfolk, a county in England; Norfolk, Virginia, an independent city and county-equivalent in Virginia, United States "Old" Norfolk County, Massachusetts Colony (extinct)
Town of Portlock (1947?–1952) in Norfolk County was annexed by City of South Norfolk in 1952. Town of Potomac (1908–1930) in Arlington County became part of City of Alexandria by annexation in 1930. Town of Salem [citation needed] in Fauquier County, Virginia became Marshall, Virginia.
New Norfolk County is a long-extinct county which was located in colonial Virginia from 1636 until 1637. It was formed in 1636 from Elizabeth City Shire , one of the eight original shires (or counties ) formed in 1634 in the colony of Virginia by direction of the King of England.
In 1691 Lower Norfolk County was in turn divided to form Norfolk County and Princess Anne County. Sewells Point was to remain located in Norfolk County for over 225 years, until the independent City of Norfolk annexed the area in 1923. (Virginia has had an independent city political subdivision since 1871).