To All: Concerning dates of county formation dates, in some instances counties were formed several years before the county government was begun.. This leads to discreptcancies in published dates of formation.. Frederick and Augusta counties were formed at the same time but Augusta began keeping records about four years later than Frederick.. During that time records for Augusta were still kept in Orange County, Va..., the parent county of both.. G. Lee Hearl Authentic Appalachian Storyteller Abingdon, Va.