Brooke County, Virginia
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Brooke County, Virginia was a former county in the Commonwealth of Virginia that existed on the northwestern frontier before the creation of West Virginia and the reorganization of county boundaries in that region.
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former county ⓘ |
| boundaryChangeNote | county boundaries in the region were reorganized when West Virginia was created ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolvedIn | 1863 ⓘ |
| fate | transferred to West Virginia ⓘ |
| formerJurisdictionWithin | U.S. state of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | county government (historical) ⓘ |
| hasModernEquivalent | Brooke County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historyNote | ceased to exist as a Virginia county when northwestern counties formed West Virginia in 1863 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appalachian region of the United States
ⓘ
northwestern Virginia frontier ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ohio River frontier region ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Governor Robert Brooke of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Commonwealth of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia’s northwestern counties ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalEvent | creation of the state of West Virginia ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Brooke County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | frontier county ⓘ |
| status | defunct county of Virginia ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | county ⓘ |
| successor | Brooke County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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