Alexandria, City of Town Incorporated: 1779 City Incorporated:
1852 Formed From: Fairfax County Previous Names: Hunting Creek
Warehouse, Belhaven Alexandria County (extinct) was named for
the town of Alexandria. It was formed from a portion of Fairfax
County that had been ceded by Virginia in 1789 to the federal
government for use as the site of the national capital. In 1801,
the area officially became part of the District of Columbia,
although Congress named it Alexandria County. The county was
returned to Virginia in 1846, and in 1847 the General Assembly
extended the commonwealth's jurisdiction over the locality. In
1920, the county name was changed to Arlington County. Original
Records at The Library of Virginia: Yes