Assawoman, Virginia

Assawoman, Virginia
Assawoman, Virginia
Unincorporated community
	Assawoman in July 2018
	Assawoman Location in Virginia Assawoman Assawoman (the United States)
	Coordinates: 37°52′27″N 75°31′28″W / 37.87417°N 75.52444°W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Accomack
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	23302
GNIS feature ID	1462604

Assawoman is an unincorporated community in Accomack County, Virginia. Its ZIP code is 23302.

Etymology

The name "Assawoman" denoted a female Indian of the similarly-named tribe.^[2] Assawoman was originally known as Assawaman until 1966 when the Board on Geographic Names decided upon its current spelling.^[3]

History

Arbuckle Place, situated in Assawoman, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Their post office was established in October 1890.^[4]

References

^ "Assawoman". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 9.
^ Petras, Kathryn; Petras, Ross (December 18, 2007). Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity. Random House Publishing Group. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-307-41761-9.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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[1] "Assawoman". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[2] Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 9.

[3] Petras, Kathryn; Petras, Ross (December 18, 2007). Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity. Random House Publishing Group. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-307-41761-9.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Accomack County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Accomac
Towns	Accomac Belle Haven‡ Bloxom Chincoteague Hallwood Keller Melfa Onancock Onley Painter Parksley Saxis Tangier Wachapreague	Map of Virginia highlighting Accomack County
CDPs	Atlantic Bayside Bobtown Boston Captains Cove Cats Bridge Chase Crossing Deep Creek Gargatha Greenbackville Greenbush Harborton Horntown Lee Mont Locust Mount Makemie Park Mappsburg Mappsville Metompkin Modest Town Nelsonia New Church Oak Hall Pastoria Pungoteague Quinby Sanford Savage Town Savageville Schooner Bay South Chesconessex Tasley Temperanceville Wattsville Whitesville
Unincorporated communities	Allentown Assawoman Belinda Birch Town Bullbegger Cashville Centerville Chancetown Chesconessex Clam Coocheyville Craddockville Crockett Town Daugherty East Point Franklin City Graysville Groton Town Grotons Guilford Hacksneck Hopeton Hopkins Horsey Jenkins Bridge Jordan Justisville Lecato Little Hell Locksville Locustville Macedonia Mearsville Messongo Middlesex Miona Nandua The Oaks Pennyville Piggen Poulson Rue Shields Sign Post Sinnickson Smithville Ticktown Winterville Wishart Withams
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Assawoman, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Assawoman in July 2018
Assawoman Location in Virginia Show map of Virginia Assawoman Assawoman (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°52′27″N 75°31′28″W / 37.87417°N 75.52444°W / 37.87417; -75.52444
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Accomack
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	23302
GNIS feature ID	1462604^[1]

Etymology

History

See also

References