Somewhere, I have seen a "moving" map in which there is an evolutionary representation of the formation of counties in Virginia. In the meantime...here are a couple web sites that may be of interest: _Counties: Geography of Virginia_ (http://www.virginiaplaces.org/vacount/index.html) _History of Virginia and West Virginia Counties_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harrisonrep/Census/VAcounty.htm) Good luck. Paul Haynes Ann Arbor, Michigan Researching in Fauquier Co., VA kin-families INCLUDING : BURGESS, BUSSEY, BUTLER, CAYNOR, FLETCHER, HURT, RUTTER, In a message dated 12/7/2007 12:24:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Thank you for a most informative lesson on county formation, it's certainly a keeper to be referred to many times. Does anyone know of a map that overlays the counties with dates -- that would certainly help trailing a piece of property. Thanks again. **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)