City of Henrico (Virginia Company)

City of Henrico
Colonial incorporation of England
1619–1634
Approximate boundaries of the City of Henrico in 1619 (in purple) as described by Alexander Brown.[1]
History
• Instructions from Virginia Company create City of Henrico	1619
• Powhatan attack destroys Henricus	1622
• Virginia becomes royal colony	1624
• Shire of Henrico established	1634
Today part of	Virginia, United States of America

The City of Henrico (also known as Henrico) is one of the oldest counties in the Colony of Virginia. It was one of four incorporations established in the colony by its proprietor, the Virginia Company. The City of Henrico, which included the settlement of Henricus, was the furthest incorporation upstream on the James River. In 1634, Henrico was reorganized under royal authority as the shire of Henrico, one of eight shires in the Crown Colony of Virginia, Later, it became known as Henrico County, Virginia.