Virginia is one of the original 13 states of the United States, that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. Officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, one of four Commonwealths. One of the states that seceded from the union to become the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Unlike any other state of the union, under the laws in effect there, incorporated cities are independent of any county. Of the approximately 43 independent cities in the United States, 40 of them are in Virginia.
List of Counties
Lancaster County, Virginia Lee County, Virginia Loudoun County, Virginia Louisa County, Virginia Mecklenburg County, Virginia Middlesex County, Virginia Montgomery County, Virginia Nelson County, Virginia New Kent County, Virginia Northampton County, Virginia Northumberland County, Virginia Orange County, Virginia Page County, Virginia Patrick County, Virginia Prince William County, Virginia Pulaski County, Virginia Richmond County, Virginia Roanoke County, Virginia Rockbridge County, Virginia Rockingham County, Virginia Scott County, Virginia Shenandoah County, Virginia Smyth County, Virginia Spotsylvania County, Virginia Stafford County, Virginia Tazewell County, Virginia Washington County, Virginia Westmoreland County, Virginia Wise County, Virginia Wythe County, Virginia York County, Virginia
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