Accomack County Records Available (not online):
Accomack County land records: from 1632
Accomack County naturalization records: yes
Accomack County vital records: births from 1853; deaths from 1853; marriages from 1774
Accomack County probate records: from 1632
Accomack County census records: from 1800 (1790 census lost)
Everton Pub. (2002). Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America (10th ed.). Draper, UT: Everton Pub, p. 710
Bentley, E. P. (1995). County Courthouse Book (2nd ed.). Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publication Co., Inc., p. 365
Accomack County History
Accomack County was organized in 1634 with land from Northampton County.
“Accomack County was established in the Virginia colony in 1634. It was one of the eight original counties of Virginia. The county’s name comes from a Native American word meaning “the other shore”.”
“In 1642, the name of the county was changed to Northampton. In 1663, Northampton was divided into two counties. The northern county took the name Accomack while the southern retained the name Northampton.”
“Accomack County, Virginia is located on the northern portion of the Eastern Shore of Virginia peninsula. Accomack County is bordered on the south by Northampton County, Virginia and the state of Maryland to the north.”
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