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'''Varina''' ({{IPAc-en|v|ə|ˈ|r|aɪ|n|ə}} {{respell|və|RY|nə}}) is a former [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and current [[magisterial district]] in the easternmost portion of [[Henrico County, Virginia|Henrico County]], [[Virginia]], [[United States]].
Varina was named for '''[[Varina Farms]]''', a [[plantations in the American South|plantation]] established by [[John Rolfe]] on the [[James River (Virginia)|James River]] about 45 miles upstream from the first settlement at [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]] in the [[Virginia Colony]], and across the river from Sir [[Thomas Dale]]'s 1611 settlement at [[Henricus]]. Varina became the [[county seat]] of Henrico when it was formed as one of the eight original [[shires of Virginia]] in 1634, and remained in that capacity until 1752, when a new courthouse was built at [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]].
==County seat and town==
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