This is a list of Native American place names in the U.S. state of Virginia.

Listings Counties

Accomack County Alleghany County Alleghany Alleghany Springs Alleghany Mountain Appomattox County Town of Appomattox Appomattox River Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest Nottoway County Village of Nottoway District of Nottaway Nottoway River Little Nottoway River Nottoway Lake Nottoway Swamp Powhatan County – named after the Powhatan people. Powhatan State Park Powhatan Wildlife Management Area Rappahannock County Rappahannock River Rappahannock Mountain Roanoke County City of Roanoke District of Roanoke Roanoke River Roanoke Creek Roanoke Valley Roanoke Mountain Shenandoah County Shenandoah River North Fork Shenandoah River South Fork Shenandoah River Shenandoah River State Park Shenandoah Mountain Shenandoah Caverns Shenandoah Valley Shenandoah National Park

Settlements

Accotink Lake Accotink Accotink Creek Accomac Achash Alcoma Amonate Appalachia Aquia Aquia Harbour Assawoman Atoka Atoka Historic District Cana Canada Catalpa Chesapeake Chesapeake Bay Chickahominy – named after the Chickahominy people. Chickahominy (Hanover County) Chickahominy River Chickahominy Wildlife Management Area Chilhowie Chincoteague Chincoteague Island Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Elko Tract Hiwassee Keokee Konnarock Marumsco – from the Algonquin word for "island rock". Massanetta Springs Matoaca – after Pocahontas's birthname, Matoaka. District of Matoaca Massanutten Massanutten Mountain Massaponax Mattaponi – named after the Mattaponi people. Mattaponi River Mattaponi Wildlife Management Area Mattaponi Bluffs Wildlife Management Area Meherrin – named after the Meherrin people. Meherrin River North Meherrin River Middle Meherrin River South Meherrin River Merrimac Metompkin Metompkin Island Nassawadox Occoquan Occoquan River Occoquan Creek Occoquan Reservoir Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge Onancock Opequon Oriskany Passapatanzy Pocahontas Pocahontas State Park Poquoson Poquoson River Potomac Yard Potomac Mills Potomac River Potomac Creek Potomac Water Gap Pungoteague – from Algonquin word "Pungotekw", meaning "sand fly river". Quantico Quantico Creek Seneca Seneca River Shawnee Shockoe Bottom Shockoe Hill Shockoe Slip Upper Shockoe Valley Shockoe Creek Tappahannock Tobacco Row Totaro District of Totaro Tuckahoe District of Tuckahoe Wachapreague Wingina Zuni

Bodies of water

Accokeek Creek Assamoosick Swamp Big Moccasin Creek Catawba Creek Catoctin Creek North Fork Catoctin Creek South Fork Catoctin Creek Chopawamsic Creek Chotank Creek Chotank Creek Natural Area Preserve Chuckatuck Creek Corrotoman River Diascund Creek Diascund Reservoir Dogue Creek Great Wicomico River Hyco River Keokee Lake Lake Manassas Little Wicomico River Mattox Creek Machipongo River Maracossic Creek Mat River Matta River Mechums River Mechunk Creek Namozine Creek Nansemond River – named after the Nansemond people. Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge Neabsco Creek Maggodee Creek Ni River Ni Reservoir Occohannock Creek Occupacia Creek Opequon Creek Pamunkey River – named after the Pamunkey people. Pamunkey Creek Piankatank River Piscataway Creek Po River Pocaty River Pocomoke Sound Pocomoke Sound Wildlife Management Area Pohick Creek Poni River Poropotank River Possum Creek Powhite Creek Pungoteague Creek Racoon Creek Rowanty Creek Sappony Creek Ta River Tommeheton Creek Totuskey Creek Upper Chippokes Creek Upper Machodoc Creek Waqua Creek Yeocomico River Northwest Yeocomico River South Yeocomico River West Yeocomico River

Other

Allegheny Mountains Assateague Island Catoctin Valley Catoctin Mountain Chippokes State Park Kiptopeke State Park Machicomoco State Park Manassas Gap Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area Mottesheard Occoneechee State Park Shockoe Valley Turkeycock Mountain Turkeycock Wildlife Management Area

See also List of place names in the United States of Native American origin

References Citations

Sources

Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. .