Virginia is another edge case here, where cities aren't part of counties and are directly under the state. If you look at a map, you'll see holes in a bunch of

Virginia is another edge case here, where cities aren't part of counties and are directly under the state. If you look at a map, you'll see holes in a bunch of counties where the cities are, e.g. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_and_counties_in_Virginia#/media/File%3AMap_of_Virginia_Counties_and_Independent_Cities.svg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_and_counties_...