title: List of Virginia placenames of Native American origin
text: # List of Virginia placenames of Native American origin
  
  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
  