Nansemond County, Virginia
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Nansemond County, Virginia was a former independent county in southeastern Virginia that ultimately merged with the independent city of Suffolk, with its territory now forming part of modern-day Suffolk.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county of Virginia
ⓘ
former county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Chesapeake, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gates County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Isle of Wight County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Portsmouth, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southampton County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Suffolk, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containedArea | Great Dismal Swamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containedSettlement |
Chuckatuck, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Driver, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Holland, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Suffolk, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Whaleyville, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containedWaterBody |
James River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Drummond NERFINISHED ⓘ Nansemond River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economyHistoricallyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
lumber ⓘ peanut farming ⓘ tobacco farming ⓘ |
| formerSubdivisionOf |
Colony of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | county government ⓘ |
| hadCountySeat | Suffolk, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Tidewater Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | independent city-county relationship with Suffolk, Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southeastern Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Suffolk, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Nansemond River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nansemond people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nowRepresentedBy | City of Suffolk government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hampton Roads region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfJudicialCircuit | Virginia state courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | rural-urban mix ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Suffolk, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryNowPartOf | Suffolk, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportationCorridor |
Seaboard rail lines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 460 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 58 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
law enforcement
ⓘ
local administration ⓘ record keeping ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Suffolk, Virginia