Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-07
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they come from the Spanish word.
"a Ira, town in Cumberland county.
derived its name from French express
sion use in a famous Revolutionary song.
meaning ut shall go on
/ campbell county was named for Cen
eral William Campbell, the famous Revo-
| iuttonary general. a.
carroll county was named for Charles
carroll, Of Carrollton, Md.
1 Inc town OF Catawba took It's name
from The Catawba tribe of Indians.
Chafiin Bluff is named for the family
who owned it.
Charlottesville, the scene OF the great
struggle in the Civil War, was named for
a family who lived nearby
/ Charles City county was named for
Charles l.. OF England.
charlotte county named for Charlotte
augusta, Princess Of Wales.
The same Princess is the derivation OF
| the name Of Charlottesville.
Chesterfield county, named from the
town in Derbyshire. England.
/ The Chicknhominy.
The Chickahominy river. according to
| De We're, was named from the Indian
word. Checkahaminend land Of much
] grain, SO called because it flows through
| such fertile lands. Heckewelder how
| ever, says it is corrupted from Tschikene-
| mahonl, "a lick frequented by turkeys
Chissesessick river has its origin in an
| indian word, meaning "the place of blue
| BIRDS
| Clarke county was named for General
| George Rodgers Clarke
Craig county and creek took their name
| from prominent family Of Augusta
| county.
| The county and town of Culpeper deriv-
ed their name from Lord Thomas Gull
peper, Governor in 1679-16SO.
! of,ar
| derivation of the name of Cumberland
county.
Because of its situation on the Dan is
the reason why Danville has its name.
Virginia Dare.
The name of Dare county, N c., has its
| origin in Virginia Dare, the first white
| child born in the New World, 1887.
| Denbigh. town in Warwick county,
| named from a county in Wales.
| Dickinson county. named for promi-
| nent member OF the Legislature.
Dinwiddie, named for Robert Dinwiddie.
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the State in 1852
| 175S.
Drewry's Bluff, Chesterfield county, de-
! rived its name from Major Augustus
| Drewry
Drumnond Lake, in the center of Dis
NAL Swamp, named for former Governor
William Drummond of North Carolina
Another authority says it was named for
a hunter who discovered it.
Dumfries, town in Prince William coun-
tv, named for town in Scotland.
Queen Elizabeth is the derivation Of the
name of Elizabeth City.
Emory, town in Washington county, re-
ceived its name from Emory and Henry
College. which is situated there.
EppeS Island. In James river, was
named for DR.. Eppes, the owner.
Fairfax.
,, Fairfax county and town, named for
Lord Fairfax. grandson of Lord Gull
peper.
Farnham, town in Richmond county,
named for town in Surrey. England.
Fauquier county named for Francis
Fauqu;er, Governor Of Virginia.
Fncastle, a town in Botetourt county.
derived its name from Lord Dunmore and
his son. George. Lord Fincastle.
Governor John Buchanan Floyd is the
origin of the name of Floyd county and
town.
Franklin county has it's derivation in
Benjamin Franklin.
The city of Fredericksburg was namad
for Frederick. Prince of Wales.
Giles county, named for William Branch
Giles, Governor of Virginia in 1s27-1s3o
Gooch1nnd.
Goochland county. named for William
Gooch. Lieutenant-G overnor OF Virginia,
in 1727-1749.
Colonel William Grayson. United States
Senator from Virginia, is the origin Of
the name of Grayson county.
-Greenesville county derived it's name
from General Greene, the Revolutionary
hero.
Halifax county, named for General
MOntacu. Earl of Halifax,
Cape Henry has its origin in Prince of
Wales, son Of James l.
Isle of Wight county got its name from
the island in the British Channel by that
name.
The Royal River.
The James river took it's name from
James l., King of England
The county of James City derived its
name from the settlement of jamestown.
The name of the town Of I<ilmarnock,
Lancaster county, came from town in
Scotland by that name.
King and Queen county. named for
William and Mary, King and Queen of
England.
The name of King George county origi-
mates from King George, of England
King William III. is the origin of the
name of King William county.
The village of Kinsale. Westmoreland
county. got Its name from q llke-named
town IN Ireland.
Lancaster county took its name from
Lancaster county, England.
The towns of Leigh took their names
from the Leigh family Of Virginia.
Stream That Disappears.
The stream Lost river is so called be-
cause of its abrupt disappearance at the
foot of mountain.
LunenburS county got Its name from
the town of Lunenburg. in Prussia. from
which its settlers came.
Lynchburg named from a rich settler
and officer in the Revolution.
Madison county. and other places by
that name. took their names from Presi-
dent Madison.
Malmaison, village in Pittsylvanfa coun-
ty, named for a chateau in France.
Manchester England. is the origin of
the name of Manchester, Va, and other
places bearing the same name.
Mathews county. named for General
George Mathews. an officer of the Revo-
luton and Governor of Georgia.
The Mattnponi.
The name of the Mattapon river, ac-
cording to one authority, is formed by
the names OF four streams which join
the Mat. TIE, Pc. and Ny; another states
that it is a corruption Of the Indian
word rnattachpona. no bread at ALL
and still another says that it comes from