Although all the counties in the district after particular boundary changes have not been confirmed, it is possible to give a general indication of the part of the state involved.
1793–1803: The district included Westmoreland and Northumberland counties in the Northern Neck peninsula of eastern Virginia.
1803–1813: The district number was re-allocated to the south-east of the state, bordering on North Carolina, including Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry and Sussex counties.
1813–1823: The district moved north-west of its previous incarnation to include Dinwiddie and Nottoway counties.
It included the now West Virginia counties of Cabell, Fayette, Logan and Nicholas.