FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION
This collection of documentary references to the boundaries of Arlington County was first published in 1957. This new edition contains revisions made in the light of fuller knowledge, and brings the story up-to-date by taking account of the change in the common boundary with the City of Alexandria which went into effect on January 1, 1966.
This pamphlet can serve as a guide for those who need to know what jurisdiction covered this area at any particular time. It provides information for the student as well as the title searcher—in fact, for anyone interested in the history of what is now Arlington County.
Bert W. Johnson
County Manager
A History of
The Boundaries of
Arlington County, Virginia
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Page | |
| Introduction—Arlington County Today | [ 1] |
| 1608-1789 | [ 2] |
| The Charters of James I to the Virginia Company | |
| Charles I Charter to Lord Baltimore | |
| The Counties of the Northern Neck of Virginia | |
| 1789-1847 | [ 3] |
| Into the District of Columbia: | |
| Cession of 1789 | |
| Location of the Federal District | |
| Out of the District: | |
| Acts of 1846 | |
| In Virginia Once More, 1847 | |
| ARLINGTON'S BOUNDARY WITH THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA | [ 14] |
| Establishment of Alexandria as a Town | |
| Territorial Accretions of Alexandria to 1870 | |
| County-City Separation, 1870 | |
| Annexations by Alexandria from Arlington, 1915 and 1929 | |
| Readjustment of Boundaries, 1966 | |
| ARLINGTON'S BOUNDARY WITH THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | [ 24] |
| Boundary of Commission of 1935 | |
| Acts of 1945 and 1946 | |
| POSTSCRIPTS—TOWNS IN ARLINGTON COUNTY | [ 27] |
| The Town of Falls Church | |
| The Town of Potomac | |
| No More Towns | |
| [ Appendix.] | |
| [ Bibliography.] |