Virginia Gazetteers

Several helpful guides to places in Virginia have been published, including:


 * 1835: Martin, Joseph. A New and Comprehensive Gazetteer of Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Charlottesville: J. Martin, 1835. ; digital versions at Ancestry ($);.


 * 1854: Edwards, Richard. Statistical Gazetteer of the State of Virginia: Embracing Important Topographical and Historical Information from Recent and Original Sources, Together with the Results of the Last Census Population, in Most Cases, to 1854. Richmond, Va.: Published for the Proprietor, 1855. Digital version at Internet Archive.


 * 1904: Gannett, Henry. The Gazetteer of Virginia. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1904. Digital version at Internet Archive.


 * 1908: Long, Charles Massie. Virginia County Names: Two Hundred and Seventy Years of Virginia History. New York and Washington: The Neale Publishing Company, 1908. Digital version at - free; Google Books - free.


 * 1969: Hanson, Raus McDill. Virginia Place Names. Verona, Virginia: McClure Press, 1969.


 * 1971: Topping, Mary, et al. Approved Place Names in Virginia. Charlottesville, Virginia: University Press of Virginia, 1971. This is not a comprehensive gazetteer, but it lists all place names that have been approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.