when was smyth county virginia formed
Smyth County, Virginia. Smyth County was formed on 23 Feb 1832. The county was formed from parts of both Washington and Wythe counties. The town of Marion was formed in 1832 as the county seat.
Smyth County was formed in 1832 from. Wythe and Washington counties. Smyth shares boundary lines with Washington, Russell, Tazewell, Bland, Wythe and Grayson Counties. The county was named for General Alexander Smyth, who had represented the area in Congress. Marion is the county seat. The town was named for General. Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox of the Revolutionary War.