Alexandria County
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Alexandria County was a former county in the early 19th-century District of Columbia that encompassed the city of Alexandria and surrounding areas on the Virginia side of the Potomac River before being retroceded to Virginia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexandria County, Virginia (historical) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former county
ⓘ
historical administrative division ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Fairfax County, Virginia
ⓘ
Potomac River ⓘ Washington County, District of Columbia ⓘ |
| capital |
City of Alexandria
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandria
|
| contains |
City of Alexandria
ⓘ
rural areas surrounding the City of Alexandria ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| divisionOfCounty |
City of Alexandria
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Alexandria (independent city after retrocession)
remaining county area later renamed Arlington County ⓘ |
| existedAsCountyOfDistrictOfColumbiaFrom | 1801 ⓘ |
| existedAsCountyOfDistrictOfColumbiaUntil | 1846 ⓘ |
| federalDistrictComponent | southern portion of the original District of Columbia ⓘ |
| formedFrom | portion of Virginia ceded to the federal government for the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Mid-Atlantic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
|
| governingBody | Alexandria County Court ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early 19th century ⓘ |
| jurisdictionTypeWhileInDC | county of the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| legalSystem | American common law ⓘ |
| legislativeActCreatingDCCounties | District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
District of Columbia
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Virginia side of the Potomac River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | City of Alexandria ⓘ |
| partOf |
Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia (after retrocession)
District of Columbia ⓘ
surface form:
District of Columbia (prior to retrocession)
|
| partOfFederalDistrict |
no (after 1847)
ⓘ
yes (before 1846) ⓘ |
| presentDayLocationCorrespondsTo |
Arlington County
ⓘ
surface form:
Arlington County, Virginia
City of Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| reasonForRetrocession |
concerns over potential abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia
ⓘ
economic concerns in Alexandria ⓘ lack of congressional representation for residents ⓘ |
| renamedPortion | Arlington County (name adopted 1920) ⓘ |
| retrocededTo | Virginia ⓘ |
| retrocessionCompleted | 1847 ⓘ |
| retrocessionYear | 1846 ⓘ |
| stateAfterRetrocession | Virginia ⓘ |
| stateBeforeCessionToDC | Virginia ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorAdministrativeUnit |
Arlington, Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Arlington County, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
independent city of Alexandria, Virginia
|
| usedFor |
local civil administration
ⓘ
local criminal jurisdiction ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alexandria County, Virginia (historical)