List of Virginia placenames of Native American origin
# 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
