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Halifax County (Va.)
Located in the middle of the southern border shared with North Carolina, the county was named for George Montagu-Dunk, the second earl of Halifax. The county seat is also called Halifax.
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Prince William County (Va.)
Located on the Potomac River in northern Virginia, the county borders Maryland. It was named for Prince William, the third son of King George II of England. The county encompasses the Manassas National Park Battlefield. The county seat is Manassas.
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New Kent County (Va.)
Located in the eastern part of the state, the county encompasses part of the greater Richmond metropolitan area. It was named for Kent County, England. The county seat is also named New Kent.
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Nelson County (Va.)
Nelson County was named for Thomas Nelson, Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a governor of Virginia. The county is home to Walton's Mountain, made famous by the television show in the early 1970s. The county seat is Lovingston.
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Lancaster County (Va.)
Located in the Northern Neck region of the state, the county was named for the English city of Lancaster. The county seat is also named Lancaster.
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King and Queen County (Va.)
Located in the state's Middle Peninsula, the county was named for King William III and Queen Mary II of England. It borders the greater Richmond metropolitan area. The county seat is King and Queen Court House.
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Goochland County (Va.)
Located in the Piedmont region of Virginia, Goochland County was named for Sir William Gooch, a lieutenant governor of colonial Virginia. It encompasses part of the Greater Richmond metropolitan area. The county seat is also named Goochland.
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King George County (Va.)
Located along the Potomac River in northeatern Virginia, the county was named for King George I. The county seat is also named King George.
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Bedford County (Va.)
Located in the Piedmont Region of central Virginia, the county was named for John Russel, Duke of Bedford, who was serving as Britain's Secretary of State at that time. The county seat is also named Bedford.
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Augusta County (Va.)
Located in north-central Virginia, the county was named for Princess Augusta, the mother of King George III. The county seat is Staunton.
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Wythe County (Va.)
Located in the southwestern end of Virginia, the county was named for George Wythe, the first Virginian to sign the Declaration of Independence. The county seat is Wytheville.
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Westmoreland County (Va.)
The county is located in the Northern Neck on the eastern coast of Virginia. The county seat is Montross.
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Spotsylvania County (Va.)
Located in northern Virginia, the county is part of the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. The county seat is Spotsylvania Courthouse.
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Richmond County (Va.)
The county is located in the Northern Neck on the eastern coast of Virginia. The county seat is Warsaw.
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Fairfax County (Va.)
Located in the northern tip of Virginia, the county is part of the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The count seat is the independent city of Fairfax.
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Chesterfield County (Va.)
Located in eastern Virginia, the county is bordered by the James and Appomatox Rivers. The county seat is Chesterfield Court House.
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Caroline County (Va.)
Located along the Rappahannock River in eastern Virginia, the county is the birthplace of Triple Crown champion Secretariat. The county seat is Bowling Green.
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Buckingham County (Va.)
The county is located in the Piedmont Region in central Virginia. Buckingham is also the name of the county seat.
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Botetourt County (Va.)
Located in west-central Virginia, the county is bordered by the Blue Ridge and Appalachian mountain ranges. The county seat is Fincastle
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Amherst County (Va.)
The county is located in the Piedmont Region in central Virginia. Amherst is also the name of the county seat.
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Stafford County (Va.)
Part of the great Washington DC area, the county was named for Staffordshire, England. The coutny seat is Stafford.
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Pittsylvania County (Va.)
Located on the southern border of Virginia, the county was formed from Halifax County, and was named for British Prime Minister William Pitt, who opposed harsh treatment of the colonies.
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Campbell County (Va.)
Campbell County is located in the south central Piedmont region of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was settled in the 1730's and incorporated in 1781. The county was named for General William Campbell who fought in the Revolutionary War and who led in the Battle of King's Mountain.
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Madison County (Va.)
Located in north-central Virginia, much of the western part of the county is within Shenandoah National Park. The county was formed from Culpeper County, and named for the Madison family, prominent landowners, and the ancestors of President James Madison. The county seat is also named Madison.
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Shenandoah County (Va.)
The county is located in central Virginia, and the county seat is Lexington. It was named for Natural Bridge, a local natural landmark.