List of county seats in Virginia

List of Virginia county seats:

County seats in "italics" are independent cities that are legally separate from their surrounding county. This situation is explained in more detail below.

#Accomack County – Accomac
#Albemarle County – "Charlottesville"
#Alleghany County – "Covington"
#Amelia County – Amelia Courthouse
#Amherst County – Amherst
#Appomattox County – Appomattox
#Arlington County – Arlington
#Augusta County – "Staunton"
#Bath County – Warm Springs
#Bedford County – "Bedford"
#Bland County – Bland
#Botetourt County – Fincastle
#Brunswick County – Lawrenceville
#Buchanan County – Grundy
#Buckingham County – Buckingham
#Campbell County – Rustburg
#Caroline County – Bowling Green
#Carroll County – Hillsville
#Charles City County – Charles City
#Charlotte County – Charlotte Courthouse
#Chesterfield County – Chesterfield Courthouse
#Clarke County – Berryville
#Craig County – New Castle
#Culpeper County – Culpeper
#Cumberland County – Cumberland
#Dickenson County – Clintwood
#Dinwiddie County – Dinwiddie
#Essex County – Tappahannock
#Fairfax County – "Fairfax"
#Fauquier County – Warrenton
#Floyd County – Floyd
#Fluvanna County – Palmyra
#Franklin County – Rocky Mount
#Frederick County – "Winchester"
#Giles County – Pearisburg
#Gloucester County – Gloucester Courthouse
#Goochland County – Goochland
#Grayson County – Independence
#Greene County – Stanardsville
#Greensville County – "Emporia"
#Halifax County – Halifax
#Hanover County – Hanover Courthouse
#Henrico County – "Richmond"
#Henry County – "Martinsville"
#Highland County – Monterey
#Isle of Wight County – Isle of Wight
#James City County – "Williamsburg"
#King and Queen County – King and Queen Courthouse
#King George County – King George Courthouse
#King William County – King William Courthouse
#Lancaster County – Lancaster
#Lee County – Jonesville
#Loudoun County – Leesburg
#Louisa County – Louisa
#Lunenburg County – Lunenburg
#Madison County – Madison
#Mathews County – Mathews
#Mecklenberg County – Boydton
#Middlesex County – Saluda
#Montgomery County – Christiansburg
#Nelson County – Lovingston
#New Kent County – New Kent Courthouse
#Northampton County – Eastville
#Northumberland County – Heathsville
#Nottoway County – Nottoway
#Orange County – Orange
#Page County – Luray
#Patrick County – Stuart
#Pittsylvania County – Chatham
#Powhatan County – Powhatan
#Prince Edward County – Farmville
#Prince George County – Prince George
#Prince William County – "Manassas"
#Pulaski County – Pulaski
#Rappahanock County – Washington
#Richmond County – Warsaw
#Roanoke County – "Salem"
#Rockbridge County – "Lexington"
#Rockingham County – "Harrisonburg"
#Russell County – Lebanon
#Scott County – Gate City
#Shenandoah County – Woodstock
#Smyth County – Marion
#Southampton County – Courtland
#Spotsylvania County – Spotsylvania Courthouse
#Stafford County – Stafford Courthouse
#Surry County – Surry
#Sussex County – Sussex
#Tazewell County – Tazewell
#Warren County – Front Royal
#Washington County – Abingdon
#Westmoreland County – Montross
#Wise County – Wise
#Wythe County – Wytheville
#York County – Yorktown

Independent cities

In addition to its counties, Virginia has 39 independent cities (as of 2005). These cities are not part of any county, and their area and populations are not counted in the area or population of the counties that surround them. Since each city is a single entity, there is no separate county seat. However, several of Virginia's independent cities serve as the county seat of the county that surrounds them, even though they are not actually located within the county. A list of the independent cities of Virginia can be found at List of cities in Virginia.