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COMMUNITIES |
Cape Charles
Cheriton
Eastville
Exmore
Nasssawadox
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Other Communities: |
Bay View
Belle Haven
Birdsnest
Fisherman's Island
Kiptopeke
Oyster
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CEMETERIES: |
Allen Cem.
Cape Charles Cem.
Capeville Cem.
Holland Cem.
Phillips Place Cem.
Tomb of Custin
Whitehead Cem.
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LIBRARIES: |
Northampton Free Library
7401 Railroad Ave.
Nassawadox, VA 23413Northampton Memorial Libr.
500 Tazewell Ave.
Cape Charles, VA 23310
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MUSEUM: |
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Welcome to the Northampton County, Virginia
This is a No Muss, No Fuss Website to make your
searches easy and quick.
I hope you find your visit pleasant and fruitful.
This is a very new county for me so please
bear with me as I get things uploaded.
Good Luck and Happy Hunting....
Sharon Wick
Owner and Sole Transcriber.
NOTE: This will start slow
but I will be adding to it
as I can find time.
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Rockbridge County
is named for Natural Bridge |
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Northampton County is a county located in the
Commonwealth of Virginia. The County Seat is
Eastville.
The county is the center of the late Eocene meteor
strike that resulted in the Chesapeake Bay impact
crater.
When English colonists first arrived in the area in the
early 1600s, the Virginia Eastern Shore region was
governed by Debedeavon (aka "The Laughing King"),
paramount chief of the Accawmacke clans who
numbered around 2000 at the time. The former name of the
county was Accomac Shire, one of the original shires of
Virginia. In 1642, the name was changed to Northampton
County by the English, to eliminate "heathen" names in
the New World. (In England, "shires" and "counties" were
the same thing). In 1663, Northampton County was split
into two counties that still exist today. The northern
two thirds took the original Accomac name, while the
southern third remained as Northampton. |
County Courthouse
P. O. Box 66
Eastville, VA 23347-0066
http://www.co.northampton.va.us
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