exception of several minor boundary adjustments with Elizabeth City County and York County, and the annexation by Newport News of the incorporated town of Kecoughtan (formerly in Elizabeth City County) in the 1920s, the boundaries of the city of Newport News as of 2008 are essentially those of Warwick River Shire when it was established in 1634. See also Former counties, cities, and towns of Virginia References Former municipalities in Virginia History of Newport News, Virginia Neighborhoods in Newport News, Virginia