List of Virginia placenames of Native American origin explained

thumb|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 regionThis is a list of Native American place names in the U.S. state of Virginia.

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
  • Rappahannock River
  • Rappahannock Mountain
• Roanoke County
  • City of Roanoke
  • District of Roanoke
  • Roanoke River
  • Roanoke Creek
  • Roanoke Valley
  • Roanoke Mountain
• Shenandoah County
  • Shenandoah River
  • North Fork Shenandoah River
  • South Fork Shenandoah River
  • Shenandoah River State Park
  • Shenandoah Mountain
  • Shenandoah Caverns
  • Shenandoah Valley
  • Shenandoah National Park

Settlements

• Accotink
  • Lake Accotink
  • Accotink Creek
• Accomac
• Achash
• Alcoma
• Amonate
• Appalachia
• Aquia
  • Aquia Harbour
• Assawoman
• Atoka
  • Atoka Historic District
• Cana
• Canada
• Catalpa
• Chesapeake
  • Chesapeake Bay
• Chickahominy – named after the Chickahominy people.
  • Chickahominy (Hanover County)
  • Chickahominy River
  • Chickahominy Wildlife Management Area
• Chilhowie
• Chincoteague
  • Chincoteague Island
  • Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
• Elko Tract
• Hiwassee
• Keokee
• Konnarock
• Marumsco – from the Algonquin word for "island rock".^[1]
• Massanetta Springs
• Matoaca – after Pocahontas's birthname, Matoaka.^[2]
  • District of Matoaca
• Massanutten
  • Massanutten Mountain
• 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
  • Occoquan River
  • Occoquan Creek
  • Occoquan Reservoir
  • Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
• Onancock
• Opequon
• Oriskany
• Passapatanzy^[3]
• Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas State Park
• Poquoson
  • Poquoson River
• Potomac Yard
  • Potomac Mills
  • Potomac River
  • Potomac Creek
  • Potomac Water Gap
• Pungoteague – from Algonquin word "Pungotekw", meaning "sand fly river".^[4]
• Quantico
  • Quantico Creek
• 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
  • North Fork Catoctin Creek
  • South Fork 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.
  • Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge
• Neabsco Creek
• Maggodee Creek
• Ni River
  • Ni Reservoir
• Occohannock Creek
• Occupacia Creek
• Opequon Creek
• Pamunkey River – named after the Pamunkey people.
  • Pamunkey Creek
• 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
  • Catoctin Mountain
• 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

References

Sources

• Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. .

Notes and References

1. News: Morello. Carol. As Woodbridge becomes Marumsco, more than the name changes. 13 December 2017. The Washington Post. 11 February 2011.
2. Book: Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. 1905. U.S. Government Printing Office. 203.
3. Deyo . William "Night Owl" . 5 September 2009 . Our Patawomeck Ancestors . Patawomeck Tides . 12 . 1 . 2–7 . 6 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714145119/http://patawomeckindians.org/Patawomeck%20Tides%202009.pdf . 14 July 2014 .
4. Web site: Down Home . Co-opliving.com . 2012-10-03.