VA-Z235 Nansemond County

Marker text: NANSEMOND COUNTY

Area 423 Square Miles

Formed in 1637 from New Norfolk County. It was first called Upper Norfolk County; but in 1642 it was named Nansemond for an Indian tribe. Dismal Swamp is partly in this county.

Conservation & Development Commission, 1931.

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Location: US 13/US 460 (westbound) at the Suffolk (once Nansemond County) and Norfolk line., Suffolk County, Virginia

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