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A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT ACCOMACK COUNTY VIRGINIA
History-
Accomac Shire was established in 1634 as one of the original eight shires of Virginia.  The shire's name comes from the Native American work Accawmack, meaning "on the other side".  In 1642 the name was changed to Northampton by the British, to eliminate "heathen" names in the New World.  Northampton was split into two counties in 1663.  The northern section assumed the original Accomack name, the southern, Northampton.  In 1670, the virginia Colony's Royal Governor William Berkeley aboslished Accomack county, but the Virginia General Assembly re-created it in 1671.  Unlike most of Virginia, during the Civil War, the county was not under Confederate control, but held by the forces of the United States Government.  In 1940, the General Assembly officially added a "k" to the end of the county's name to arrive at its current spelling.  The very first Sheriff in the United States, William Stone, was appointed to serve Accomack County in 1634.

SURROUNDING COUNTIES of ACCOMACK COUNTY VIRGINIA
Somerset Co MD - Worchester Co MD - Northampton Co VA - Middlsex Co VA - Lancaster Co VA - Northumberland Co VA
NATIONAL PROTECTED AREAS
Assateague Island National Seashore - Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge - Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge
TOWNS LOCATED in ACCOMACK COUNTY VIRGINIA
Accomac - Belle Haven - Bloxom - Chincoteague - Hallwood - Keller - Melfa - Onancock
Onley - Painter - Parksley - Saxis - Tangier - Wachapreague
NOTABLE RESIDENTS
William Anderson - Thomas Evans - George T Garrison - James Hamilton - James Henry - Abel P. Upshur
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