Elizabeth City County was a county in southeastern Virginia from 1634 until 1952 when it was merged into the city of Hampton. Originally created in 1634 as Elizabeth River Shire, it was one of eight shires created in the Virginia Colony by order of the King Charles I.
Elizabeth City County was one of the eight the first counties - originally called shires - created by the General Assembly in 1634. Initially it included land ...
It became extinct in 1952, when it was incorporated into the city of Hampton, which was the county seat. See City of Hampton. Note: Many records were burned and ...
Elizabeth City County, Virginia genealogy and family history research page. Guide to Elizabeth City County (established 1634) genealogy, history, ...
Elizabeth City was one of four incorporations established in the Virginia Colony in 1619 by the proprietor, the Virginia Company of London, ...
This town is the oldest English-settled community in America. When the shire system was created in 1634, the shire was given the same name as the town. The ...
Map Map of Elizabeth City CO, VA. : from actual surveys by E.A. Semple, Wm. Ivy and C. Hubbard Map of Elizabeth City County, Virginia. Back to Search Results.
This detail from a Civil War-era map shows Elizabeth City County, a strategically important location at the southeastern tip of Virginia that is bordered by ...
Originally created as Elizabeth River Shire in 1634, it is now part of the independent city of Hampton, Virginia. Elizabeth City County was a county in eastern ...
Elizabeth City is one of the Commonwealth's Burned Records Counties. Its records were damaged and/or destroyed during the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, ...