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This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Assawoman. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Assawoman.<1>

Our sources for Assawoman (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Assawoman other than they indicate that Assawoman would be found somewhere in Accomack County, Virginia.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Assawoman ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Assawoman:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Assawoman - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Assawoman.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 51/03480   (Place Name: Assawoman)

County: Accomack     (FIPS State/County: 51/001)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Assawoman) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Accomack County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Accomack County.

AlmsvilleMarsh Market
 Marshville
BloomtownMassey
Bogg's WharfMears
 Metomkin
Cedar View Wharf 
Chincoteague IslandOak Hall
Crystal BeachOysterville
  
DrekaPoplar Cove
  
Evans' WharfRens
  
Fair OaksSanfordville
FinneyScarboroughs Neck
 Shield's Wharf
GrangevilleSilva
 Sirocco
Hoffman's WharfSykes
Hunting Creek 
HyslopWagram
 Wallops Island
Jenkins BridgeWiseville
 Wisharts Point
Makemie Park 

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.