west virginia split off from virginia on august 6, 1861.
when did west virginia split off from virginia?
august 6, 1861
virginia split during the american civil war, as was foreshadowed by the april 17, 1861, virginia secession convention. fifty counties in the western, mountainous, portion of the state, who were, for the most part, against secession in 1861, would break away from the confederacy in 1863 and enter the union as a new state, west virginia. unlike the eastern part of the state, west virginia did not have fertile lands tilled by slaves and was geographically separated from the state government in richmond by the appalachian mountains. during this process, a provisional government of virginia was headquartered in alexandria, which was under union control during the war. notably, arlington, clarke, fairfax, frederick, loudoun, shenandoah, and warren counties voted in favor of virginia remaining in the union in 1861 but did not eventually break away from the state.
northern virginia
the diocese of southwestern virginia was created from two separate diocesan splits. the diocese of virginia split to form the diocese of southern virginia in 1892. the diocese of southwestern virginia split off from the diocese of southern virginia in 1919. the bishop is a member ex officio of the board of trustees for virginia episcopal school in lynchburg.





























section::::early history.
episcopal diocese of southwestern virginia