Assawoman, Virginia

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

37°52′27″N 75°31′28″W / 37.87417°N 75.52444°W / 37.87417; -75.52444CountryUnited StatesStateVirginiaCountyAccomackTime zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)ZIP codes

23302

GNIS feature ID1462604^[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

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]

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.