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The area around Suffolk, Virginia, which is now an independent city in the Hampton Roads region in the southeastern part of the state, was originally inhabited by Native Americans. At the time of European contact, the Nansemond people lived along the river later known by the same name. The area was first explored by Jamestown colonists led by ...
Suffolk, Virginia. / 36.74111°N 76.60972°W / 36.74111; -76.60972. Suffolk is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of 2020, the population was 94,324. [ 4] It is the 10th-most populous city in Virginia, the largest city in Virginia by boundary land area as well as the 14th-largest in the country. [ 5]
The Nansemond River is a 19.8-mile-long (31.9 km) [ 1] tributary of the James River in Virginia in the United States. Virginian colonists named the river for the Nansemond tribe of Native Americans, who had long inhabited the area. [ 2] They continue as a federally recognized tribe in Virginia. The river begins at the outlet of Lake Meade north ...
Nansemond County, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.739323°N 76.609379°W. 1903 Map depicting Nansemond County (1646–1972) and other "lost counties" of Virginia. Nansemond is an extinct jurisdiction that was located south of the James River in Virginia Colony and in the Commonwealth of Virginia (after statehood) in the United States, from 1646 until ...
Coordinates: 36°51′12″N 76°29′0″W. Bennett Creek [1] or Bennett's Creek is a 7.3-mile-long (11.7 km) [2] tributary of the Nansemond River in Suffolk, Virginia . Pumps from the Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredge Currituck filters sand from Bennett's Creek to increase the depth from 2 to 6 feet, April 2013.
Somerton Historic District. / 36.56833°N 76.75083°W / 36.56833; -76.75083. Somerton Historic District is a national historic district located at Suffolk, Virginia. Prior to annexation in 1974 Somerton was part of now non-existing Nansemond County. The district encompasses 15 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the rural ...
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [1] There are 26 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the city. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted July 26, 2024.
133-0693. Significant dates. Added to NRHP. April 7, 1995. Designated VLR. September 15, 1992 [2] Driver Historic District is a national historic district located at Suffolk, Virginia. The district encompasses 20 contributing buildings in the crossroads community of Driver in Suffolk. The district includes eight residences, two churches, two ...