County · code 51187
Warren CountyVirginia
Warren County is a county in Virginia with its seat in Front Royal. It was created on March 9, 1836, from parts of Frederick and Shenandoah Counties and named after Joseph Warren.
- Founded1836
- County seatFront Royal
- Named forJoseph Warren
- Land area215 sq mi + 3.3 sq mi water
- Population40,727 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped27,963 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Warren on the map of Virginia
Virginia has 133 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1836 from Frederick County and Shenandoah County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Warren County was created from Frederick and Shenandoah on March 9, 1836. In 1860, the legislature authorized Clarke County to gain a small area from Warren to accommodate a local landowner, but this change did not take effect.
- 1836Warren County created Warren created from Frederick and Shenandoah. · Va. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 20, sec. 1/pp. 22-24
- 1860Changed Legislature authorized Clarke to gain small area from Warren to accommodate local landowner; change did not take effect. · Va. Acts 1859-1860, ch. 286, sec. 1/p. 496
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Warren
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 27,963 parcels from Virginia Geographic Information Network (VGIN), Virginia Department of Emergency Management. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
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Address points Official
One point per address, 18,167 in all from Virginia Geographic Information Network (VGIN), Virginia Dept of Emergency Management (VDEM; VGIN moved from VITA to VDEM).
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Warren by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Warren County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Warren County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Warren County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Warren County
- When was Warren County founded?
- Warren County was founded in 1836, formed from Frederick County and Shenandoah County, and named after Joseph Warren.
- What is the county seat of Warren County?
- The county seat of Warren County is Front Royal.
- Is there an online parcel map for Warren County?
- Yes. Virginia Geographic Information Network (VGIN), Virginia Department of Emergency Management publishes a parcel map of 27,963 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Warren County's boundary or name changed?
- Warren County was created in 1836 from Frederick County and Shenandoah County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Clarke County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Warren County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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