Assawoman, Virginia

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Assawoman, Virginia
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Assawoman in July 2018
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Assawoman
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Assawoman
Assawoman (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°52′27″N75°31′28″W / 37.87417°N 75.52444°W / 37.87417; -75.52444
CountryUnited States
State Virginia
County Accomack
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
23302
GNIS feature ID1462604 [1]

Assawoman is an unincorporated community in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Its ZIP code is 23302.

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Etymology

The name "Assawoman" denoted a female Indian of the similarly-named tribe. [2] Assawoman was originally known as Assawaman until 1966 when the Board on Geographic Names decided upon its current spelling. [3]

History

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Assawoman United Methodist Church in July 2018

Arbuckle Place, situated in Assawoman, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Their post office was established in October 1890. [4]

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References

  1. "Assawoman". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 9.
  3. Petras, Kathryn; Petras, Ross (December 18, 2007). Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity. Random House Publishing Group. p. 246. ISBN   978-0-307-41761-9.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.