Botetourt County Descendant Counties Dates of Formation and Lineage Where more than one county contributed to the formation of a descendant county, the parent is not necessarily shown as the one which contributed the most territory, but usually/always the one with the "nearest" link to Botetourt County. SOURCE: Atlas of County Boundary Changes in Virginia 1634-1895, Michael F. Doran, 1987, Iberian Publishing Co, 548 Cedar Creek Dr., Athens, GA 30605 Botetourt Co (1770) | |--Fincastle Co (1772) | | extinguished as a county in 1777 | | | |--Kentucky Co (1777) - now the State of Kentucky | | | extinguished as a county in 1780, | | | territory ceded by VA to Federal Govt. in 1789 | | | | | |--Fayette Co (1780) - before KY separated from VA | | | | NOT the present WV county | | | | | | | |--Bourbon Co (1786) - before KY separated from VA | | | | | | | | | |--Mason Co (1789) - before KY separated from VA | | | | NOT the present WV county | | | | | | | |--Woodford Co (1789 - before KY separated from VA | | | | | |--Jefferson Co (1780) - before KY separated from VA | | | | NOT the present WV county | | | | | | | |--Nelson Co (1785) - before KY separated from VA | | | NOT the present VA county | | | | | |--Lincoln Co (1780) - before KY separated from VA | | | | NOT the present WV county | | | | | | | |--Madison Co (1786) - before KY separated from VA | | | | NOT the present VA county | | | | | | | |--Mercer Co (1786) - before KY separated from VA | | | NOT the present WV county | | | | |--Montgomery Co (1777) | | | | | |--Wythe Co (1790) | | | | | | | |--Grayson Co (1793) | | | | | | | | | |--Carroll Co (1842) | | | | | | | |--Tazewell Co (1800) | | | | in part, with Russell County | | | | | | | |--McDowell Co (1858) | | | | | |--Giles Co (1806) | | | | in part, with Monroe and Tazewell Counties | | | | | | | |--Mercer Co (1837) - now in WV | | | | in part, with Tazewell County | | | | | | | |--Bland Co (1861) | | | in part, with Wythe and Tazewell Counties | | | | | |--Floyd Co (1831) | | | | | |--Pulaski Co (1839) | | in part, with Wythe County | | | |--Washington Co (1777) | | | | | |--Russell Co (1786) | | | | | | | |--Lee Co (1793 | | | | | | | |--Wise Co (1856) | | | | in part, wih Lee and Scott Counties | | | | | | | |--Buchanan Co (1858) | | | | in part, with Tazewell County | | | | | | | |--Dickenson Co (1880) | | | in part, with Wise and Buchanan Counties | | | | | |--Scott Co (1814) | | in part, with Lee and Russell Counties | | | |--Smyth Co (1832) | in part, with Wythe Co | |--Greenbrier Co (1778) - now in WV | | in part, with Montgomery and Augusta Counties | | | |--Kanawha Co (1789) - now in WV | | | in part, with Montgomery County | | | | | |--Cabell Co (1809) - now in WV | | | | | | | |--Wayne Co (1842) - now in WV. | | | | | |--Logan Co (1824) - now in WV | | | | in part, with Giles, Cabell and Tazewell Counties | | | | | | | |--Wyoming Co (1850) - now in WV | | | | | | | |--Mingo Co (1895) - then in WV | | | | | |--Jackson Co (1831) - now in WV | | | | in part, with Mason and Wood Counties | | | | | | | |--Wirt Co (1848) - now in WV | | | in part, with Wood County | | | | | |--Braxton Co (1836) - now in WV | | | in part, with Lewis and Nicholas Counties | | | | | |--Gilmer Co (1845) - now in WV | | | in part, with Lewis County | | | | | |--Boone Co (1847) - now in WV | | | in part, with Cabell and Logan Counties | | | | | |--Putnam Co (1848) - now in WV | | | in part, with Cabell and Mason Counties | | | | | |--Roane Co (1856) - now in WV | | | in part, with Jackson and Gilmer Counties | | | | | |--Lincoln Co (1867) - then in WV | | in part, with Boone, Cabell, and Putnam Counties | | | |--Monroe Co (1799) - now in WV | | | |--Mason Co (1804) - now in WV | | | |--Nicholas Co (1818) - now in WV | | | in part, with Kanawha and Randolph Counties | | | | | |--Clay Co (1858) - now in WV | | | in part, with Braxton County | | | | | |--Webster Co (1860) - now in WV | | in part, with Braxton and Randolph Counties | | | |--Fayette Co (1831)) - now in WV | | | in part, with Logan, Nicholas, and Kanawha Counties | | | | | |--Raleigh Co (1850) - now in WV | | | |--Summers Co (1871) - then in WV | in part, with Mercer, Monroe, Fayette, and Counties | |--Bath Co (1791) | | in part, with Augusta and Greenbrier Counties | | | |--Pocahontas Co (1821) - now in WV | in part, with Pendleton and Randolph Counties | |--Alleghany Co (1822) | in part, with Bath and Monroe Counties | |--Roanoke Co (1838) | |--Craig Co (1851) in part, with Roanoke, Giles and Monroe Counties Updated April 7, 1999 Botetourt County Descendant Counties Dates of Formation and Lineage Where more than one county contributed to the formation of a descendant county, the parent is not necessarily shown as the one which contributed the most territory, but usually/always the one with the "nearest" link to Botetourt County. SOURCE: Atlas of County Boundary Changes in Virginia 1634-1895, Michael F. Doran, 1987, Iberian Publishing Co, 548 Cedar Creek Dr., Athens, GA 30605 Botetourt Co (1770) | |--Fincastle Co (1772) | | extinguished as a county in 1777 | | | |--Kentucky Co (1777) - now the State of Kentucky | | | extinguished as a county in 1780, | | | territory ceded by VA to Federal Govt. in 1789 | | | | | |--Fayette Co (1780) - before KY separated from VA | | | | NOT the present WV county | | | | | | | |--Bourbon Co (1786) - before KY separated from VA | | | | | | | | | |--Mason Co (1789) - before KY separated from VA | | | | NOT the present WV county | | | | | | | |--Woodford Co (1789 - before KY separated from VA | | | | | |--Jefferson Co (1780) - before KY separated from VA | | | | NOT the present WV county | | | | | | | |--Nelson Co (1785) - before KY separated from VA | | | NOT the present VA county | | | | | |--Lincoln Co (1780) - before KY separated from VA | | | | NOT the present WV county | | | | | | | |--Madison Co (1786) - before KY separated from VA | | | | NOT the present VA county | | | | | | | |--Mercer Co (1786) - before KY separated from VA | | | NOT the present WV county | | | | |--Montgomery Co (1777) | | | | | |--Wythe Co (1790) | | | | | | | |--Grayson Co (1793) | | | | | | | | | |--Carroll Co (1842) | | | | | | | |--Tazewell Co (1800) | | | | in part, with Russell County | | | | | | | |--McDowell Co (1858) | | | | | |--Giles Co (1806) | | | | in part, with Monroe and Tazewell Counties | | | | | | | |--Mercer Co (1837) - now in WV | | | | in part, with Tazewell County | | | | | | | |--Bland Co (1861) | | | in part, with Wythe and Tazewell Counties | | | | | |--Floyd Co (1831) | | | | | |--Pulaski Co (1839) | | in part, with Wythe County | | | |--Washington Co (1777) | | | | | |--Russell Co (1786) | | | | | | | |--Lee Co (1793 | | | | | | | |--Wise Co (1856) | | | | in part, wih Lee and Scott Counties | | | | | | | |--Buchanan Co (1858) | | | | in part, with Tazewell County | | | | | | | |--Dickenson Co (1880) | | | in part, with Wise and Buchanan Counties | | | | | |--Scott Co (1814) | | in part, with Lee and Russell Counties | | | |--Smyth Co (1832) | in part, with Wythe Co | |--Greenbrier Co (1778) - now in WV | | in part, with Montgomery and Augusta Counties | | | |--Kanawha Co (1789) - now in WV | | | in part, with Montgomery County | | | | | |--Cabell Co (1809) - now in WV | | | | | | | |--Wayne Co (1842) - now in WV. | | | | | |--Logan Co (1824) - now in WV | | | | in part, with Giles, Cabell and Tazewell Counties | | | | | | | |--Wyoming Co (1850) - now in WV | | | | | | | |--Mingo Co (1895) - then in WV | | | | | |--Jackson Co (1831) - now in WV | | | | in part, with Mason and Wood Counties | | | | | | | |--Wirt Co (1848) - now in WV | | | in part, with Wood County | | | | | |--Braxton Co (1836) - now in WV | | | in part, with Lewis and Nicholas Counties | | | | | |--Gilmer Co (1845) - now in WV | | | in part, with Lewis County | | | | | |--Boone Co (1847) - now in WV | | | in part, with Cabell and Logan Counties | | | | | |--Putnam Co (1848) - now in WV | | | in part, with Cabell and Mason Counties | | | | | |--Roane Co (1856) - now in WV | | | in part, with Jackson and Gilmer Counties | | | | | |--Lincoln Co (1867) - then in WV | | in part, with Boone, Cabell, and Putnam Counties | | | |--Monroe Co (1799) - now in WV | | | |--Mason Co (1804) - now in WV | | | |--Nicholas Co (1818) - now in WV | | | in part, with Kanawha and Randolph Counties | | | | | |--Clay Co (1858) - now in WV | | | in part, with Braxton County | | | | | |--Webster Co (1860) - now in WV | | in part, with Braxton and Randolph Counties | | | |--Fayette Co (1831)) - now in WV | | | in part, with Logan, Nicholas, and Kanawha Counties | | | | | |--Raleigh Co (1850) - now in WV | | | |--Summers Co (1871) - then in WV | in part, with Mercer, Monroe, Fayette, and Counties | |--Bath Co (1791) | | in part, with Augusta and Greenbrier Counties | | | |--Pocahontas Co (1821) - now in WV | in part, with Pendleton and Randolph Counties | |--Alleghany Co (1822) | in part, with Bath and Monroe Counties | |--Roanoke Co (1838) | |--Craig Co (1851) in part, with Roanoke, Giles and Monroe Counties Updated April 7, 1999