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1903 Map depicting Norfolk County and other "lost counties" of Virginia. Norfolk County was a county of the South Hampton Roads in eastern Virginia in the United States that was created in 1691.
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.
Norfolk County, Virginia (from 1895 map), existed from 1691 to 1963, now extinct. In 1963, the new independent city of Chesapeake was created when the former independent city of South Norfolk consolidated with Norfolk County.
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.
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).
English: This is a locator map showing Norfolk in Virginia. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006: Source:
Western Branch is a community located in the independent city of Chesapeake, Virginia (formerly Norfolk County) in the United States. It is located in the South Hampton Roads region and consists of generally low-lying sandy terrain of the coastal plain. Its namesake, the western branch of the Elizabeth River, defines the area's eastern boundary.