Assawoman is an unincorporated community in Accomack County, Virginia. Its ZIP code is 23302.
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] |
Etymology
editThe 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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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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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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