Norfolk County, Virginia
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Norfolk County, Virginia was a former county in southeastern Virginia that historically encompassed the area around modern-day Chesapeake and parts of other neighboring cities before being dissolved through municipal consolidations.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county in Virginia
ⓘ
former county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
City of Norfolk, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of Portsmouth, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth River NERFINISHED ⓘ Hampton Roads NERFINISHED ⓘ Nansemond County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Anne County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Former counties of Virginia ⓘ |
| containedAreaNow |
Chesapeake, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ parts of Portsmouth, Virginia ⓘ parts of Virginia Beach, Virginia ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | municipal consolidation ⓘ |
| dissolvedOn | 1963 ⓘ |
| economyHistoricallyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Virginia General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| existedFrom | 1691 ⓘ |
| governmentType | county government ⓘ |
| hadCountySeat |
Norfolk, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portsmouth, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadJurisdictionOver | rural areas surrounding Norfolk and Portsmouth ⓘ |
| historyIncludes |
American Civil War activity
ⓘ
American Revolutionary War activity ⓘ colonial-era plantations ⓘ |
| legalSuccessorJurisdiction | Chesapeake Circuit Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southeastern Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Hampton Roads metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedToForm | City of Chesapeake, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedWith | City of South Norfolk, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Norfolk, England
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ⓘ
Norfolk, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfColony | Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lower Norfolk County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | creation of independent city of Chesapeake ⓘ |
| status | defunct county ⓘ |
| successor | Chesapeake, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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