Accomack County, VA

Headnote
ACCOMAC COUNTY, on the eastern shore of Virginia, between Chesapeake bay and the ocean. It is about 20 miles long, and 10 miles wide, with an area of 240 square miles. The surface is generally sandy and flat. Courts are held at Drummond town. Pop., in 1820, 15,969; in 1830, 19,656; in 1840, 17,096; in 1850, 17,890. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Virginia

Accomac County, Virginia (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
ACCOMAC COUNTY, on the eastern shore of Virginia, between Chesapeake bay and the ocean. It is about 20 miles long, and 10 miles wide, with an area of 240 square miles. The surface is generally sandy and flat. Courts are held at Drummond town. Pop., in 1820, 15,969; in 1830, 19,656; in 1840, 17,096; in 1850, 17,890.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 17.
Birthplace of
Burial Place of
Name Type
Accomac, VA City or Town
Drummondtown, VA City or Town
Onancock, VA City or Town
Sinickson, VA City or Town
Temperanceville, VA City or Town
Date Title
W. Spry to Robert Emory, June 8, 1847
Richmond (VA) Dispatch, "The Underground Railroad," June 1, 1858
Brigadier-General Henry Lockwood, To the People of Accomac and Northampton Counties of Virginia, November 23, 1861
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