The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-09-13
NAMES IN VIRGINIA
Origin of Many Of Them.

The United States geological survey
has Just about finished compiling the
material Tor Its most interesting bulletin
on the origin of certain place names in
the United States. The bulletin contains
some ten Thousand names of places with.
IN the Union. The officials of the yeoloe.
zeal survey have been assisted in
their work by noted historians and
scholars throughout the country.
rs Virginia is the oldts st and most his.
1Orlc State in the Union, il is quite natu-
urai that there should be a great many
historical place names within her bor-
ders. indian names. colonial names. Rev
oiutionary names, and a great number
of Others give Virginia long list in the
book
The county and village of Accomac
derived it's name from an Indian word
Inc word Accomac, according to some
authorities, means ''on the other side -
whiie Others think il means the limit of
woodland" "
Chancellorsville, the scene of the great
struggle IN the Civil War, was named for
a family who lived nearby.
The county and town of Culpener do.
nVed their name from Lord Thomas Cui.
Dumfrles, town in Prince WilHar n,
county, named for town in Scotland
Fairfax county and town. named for
Lord Fairfax, grandson of Lord Cul
peper.
tarmh ham, town In Richmond county
named for town in Surrey, England.
fauquier county, named Tor Francis
fauquier, Governor of Virginia
:he city OF Fredericksburg was named
Tor Frederick, Prince of Wales.
The name OF the town of Kilmarnock
Lancaster county, came from a I;.ssu in
Scotland by that name.
King and Queen county. named for
iiliam and Mary. King and Queen of
England ~
The name of King George county orig
mates from King George. of England.
hlng William Ill. is the origin of the
name oi King William county.
The village OF kinsale, Nestmoreland
county, got it's name from "A like-named
town in Ireland.
Lancaster took it's name from Lancas-
ter county, England.
Madison county, and other places nv
that name. took their names from Pre.i-
deut Madison
Mathews county, named for General
George Mathews, an officer OF the Reyo-
latlon and Governor of Georgia.
ne name OF the Mattaponi river. ne
cording to one authority, is formed bv
the names OF four streams which ioinE
the Mat. Tie, 70, and Ny; another states
that it Is corruption of the Indian word
no bread at all and
still another says that it comes from the
word mattapan, meaning "he sitsdown. -
New Kent county and island are named
for the county in England.
Newport News, named for Captain
christopher Newport, and Captain (or
Sir William Newce.
Norfolk county got it's name from the
county in England
northampton county also took it's
name from county in the mother coun-
try.
North Anna river, named for Queen
Anne, Of England.
Oecoquan, river and village in Prince
"iiiiam county An Indian word mean
ing hook shaped, or, "a hook"
Old Point Comfort got it's name from
captain Christopher Newport. because
be found it eafe haven after a severe
storm; the "Old' added to distinguish
1t from New Point Comfort, n few miles
away.
Onancock, town and bay in Aceomac
county An Indian word meaning fog
gy place"
orange county got its name from the
color OF the surrounding highlands.
Osso, town in King George county An
Indian word, probably meaning white
Waters
Pamunkey is said TO have been derived
from the Indian, Pihmunga, meaning
where we sweat"
Pungoteague; stream and town i'm Ac-
comac county; supposed to be named on
account OF the extremely sandy charac-
ter OF the soil of the country, the name.
an Indian one, meaning ''the place of
powder"
An Indian word, meaning "a stream
with an ebb and flow" is the origin of
the name OF the Rappahannock river
Richmond is said TO have gotten it's
name on account of its resemblance to
Richmond, Surrey county, England
Spotsylvania county; named for Alex
ander Spottswood, early Lieutenant
Governor
Yorktown; named for the county OF
York, in England
Virginia was named for Elizabeth. the
Virgin Queen of England
The North Atlantic SouadrOn Rear