Accomack County, Virginia Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Accomack County

History
Accomac Shire was established in the Virginia Colony by the House of Burgesses in 1634 under the direction of King Charles I. It was one of the original eight shires of Virginia. The shire's name comes from the Native American word Accawmack.

In 1642, the named was changed to Northampton County by the British, to eliminate "heathen" names in the New World. ("shires" and "counties" were essentially the same in England). In 1663, Northampton County was split into two counties. The northern section assumed the original Accomac name, the southern retained Northampton.

In 1670, the Virginia Colony's Royal Governor William Berkeley abolished Accomac County, but the Virginia General Assembly re-created it in 1671. In 1940, the General Assembly officially added a "k" to the end of the county's name to arrive at its current spelling, which is Accomack County. (from Wikipedia)

Parent County
1634--Accomack county was created in 1634 from Northampton County. County seat: Accomac

Populated Places
Towns: Accomac. Belle Haven. Bloxom. Chincoteague. Hallwood. Keller. Melfa. Onancock. Onley. Painter. Parksley. Saxis. Tangier. Wachapreague

Communities: Accohanoc. Accomac. Allentown. Assawoman. Atlantic. Bayside. Belinda. Belle Haven. Birch Town. Black Point Landing. Bloxom. Bobtown. Boston. Bullbegger. Cashville. Cats Bridge. Cedar View. Centerville. Chancetown. Chase Crossing. Chesconessex. Chiconessex. Chincoteague. Clam. Coal Kiln Crossing. Coocheyville. Craddockville. Crockett Town. Daugherty. Davis Wharf. Deep Creek. Deep Hole. East Point. Flag Pond Landing. Franklin City. Gargatha. Graysville. Greenbackville. Greenbush. Greta. Groton Town. Grotons. Guilford. Hackseneck. Hallwood. Harborton. High Woods. Hopeton. Hopkins. Horntown. Horsey. Johnson Corner. Jordan. Justisville. Keller. Lecato. Lee Mont. Little Hell. Locksville. Locust Mount. Locustville. Macedonia. Mappsburg. Mappsville. Matomkin. Mears Station. Mearsville. Melfa. Messongo. Metompkin. Middlesex. Miona. Modest Town. Mount Nebo. Mount Zion. Mutton Hunk. Nandua. Nash Corner. Nelsonia. New Church. Old Trower. Onancock. Onley. Painter. Parker Landing. Parksley. Pastoria. Pennyville. Persimmon Point. Piggen. Poulson. Pungoteague. Quinby. Red Hill. Rue. Sanford. Savage Town. Savageville. Saxis. Shad Landing. Shields. Sign Post. Sinnickson. Smithville. South Chesconessex. South Point. Tangier. Tasley. Temperanceville. The Oaks. Ticktown. Trower. Tunnels Mill. Wachapreague. Wattsville. Whitesville. Winterville. Wishart. Withams

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog