List of Virginia placenames of Native American origin facts for kids
Some of the current place names of Native American origin in present-day Virginia and Maryland can be found recorded on Capt. John Smith's 1612 map of the region
This is a list of Native American place names in the U.S. state of Virginia.
Contents
Listings
Counties
- Accomack County
- Alleghany County
- Alleghany
- Alleghany Springs
- Alleghany Mountain
- Appomattox County
- Town of Appomattox
- Appomattox River
- Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest
- Nottoway County
- Village of Nottoway
- District of Nottaway
- Nottoway River
- Little Nottoway River
- Nottoway Lake
- Nottoway Swamp
- Powhatan County – named after the Powhatan people.
- Powhatan State Park
- Powhatan Wildlife Management Area
- Rappahannock County
- Roanoke County
- City of Roanoke
- District of Roanoke
- Roanoke River
- Roanoke Creek
- Roanoke Valley
- Roanoke Mountain
- Shenandoah County
Settlements
- Accotink
- Accomac
- Achash
- Alcoma
- Amonate
- Appalachia
- Aquia
- Assawoman
- Atoka
- Atoka Historic District
- Cana
- Canada
- Catalpa
- Chesapeake
- Chickahominy – named after the Chickahominy people.
- Chickahominy (Hanover County)
- Chickahominy River
- Chickahominy Wildlife Management Area
- Chilhowie
- Chincoteague
- Elko Tract
- Hiwassee
- Keokee
- Konnarock
- Marumsco – from the Algonquin word for "island rock".
- Massanetta Springs
- Matoaca – after Pocahontas's birthname, Matoaka.
- District of Matoaca
- Massanutten
- Massaponax
- Mattaponi – named after the Mattaponi people.
- Mattaponi River
- Mattaponi Wildlife Management Area
- Mattaponi Bluffs Wildlife Management Area
- Meherrin – named after the Meherrin people.
- Meherrin River
- North Meherrin River
- Middle Meherrin River
- South Meherrin River
- Merrimac
- Metompkin
- Metompkin Island
- Nassawadox
- Occoquan
- Onancock
- Opequon
- Oriskany
- Passapatanzy
- Pocahontas
- Pocahontas State Park
- Poquoson
- Potomac Yard
- Potomac Mills
- Potomac River
- Potomac Creek
- Potomac Water Gap
- Pungoteague – from Algonquin word "Pungotekw", meaning "sand fly river".
- Quantico
- Seneca
- Seneca River
- Shawnee
- Shockoe Bottom
- Shockoe Hill
- Shockoe Slip
- Upper Shockoe Valley
- Shockoe Creek
- Tappahannock
- Tobacco Row
- Totaro
- District of Totaro
- Tuckahoe
- District of Tuckahoe
- Wachapreague
- Wingina
- Zuni
Bodies of water
- Accokeek Creek
- Assamoosick Swamp
- Big Moccasin Creek
- Catawba Creek
- Catoctin Creek
- Chopawamsic Creek
- Chotank Creek
- Chotank Creek Natural Area Preserve
- Chuckatuck Creek
- Corrotoman River
- Diascund Creek
- Diascund Reservoir
- Dogue Creek
- Great Wicomico River
- Hyco River
- Keokee Lake
- Lake Manassas
- Little Wicomico River
- Mattox Creek
- Machipongo River
- Maracossic Creek
- Mat River
- Matta River
- Mechums River
- Mechunk Creek
- Namozine Creek
- Nansemond River – named after the Nansemond people.
- Neabsco Creek
- Maggodee Creek
- Ni River
- Ni Reservoir
- Occohannock Creek
- Occupacia Creek
- Opequon Creek
- Pamunkey River – named after the Pamunkey people.
- Piankatank River
- Piscataway Creek
- Po River
- Pocaty River
- Pocomoke Sound
- Pocomoke Sound Wildlife Management Area
- Pohick Creek
- Poni River
- Poropotank River
- Possum Creek
- Powhite Creek
- Pungoteague Creek
- Racoon Creek
- Rowanty Creek
- Sappony Creek
- Ta River
- Tommeheton Creek
- Totuskey Creek
- Upper Chippokes Creek
- Upper Machodoc Creek
- Waqua Creek
- Yeocomico River
- Northwest Yeocomico River
- South Yeocomico River
- West Yeocomico River
Other
- Allegheny Mountains
- Assateague Island
- Catoctin Valley
- Chippokes State Park
- Kiptopeke State Park
- Machicomoco State Park
- Manassas Gap
- Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area
- Mottesheard
- Occoneechee State Park
- Shockoe Valley
- Turkeycock Mountain
- Turkeycock Wildlife Management Area
See also
- List of place names in the United States of Native American origin
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