List of Virginia placenames of Native American origin

This 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".
• Massanetta Springs
• Matoaca – after Pocahontas's birthname, Matoaka.
• 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
• 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".
• 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

Citations

Sources

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