Assawoman, Virginia | |
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 Assawoman in July 2018 | |
  Assawoman Location in Virginia  Assawoman Assawoman (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°52′27″N 75°31′28″W / 37.87417°N 75.52444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Accomack |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 23302 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462604[1] |
Assawoman is an unincorporated community in Accomack County, Virginia. Its ZIP code is 23302.
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
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]
See also
References
- ↑ "Assawoman". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 9.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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