Accomack County, Virginia

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Accomack County, Virginia is a rural county on Virginia’s Eastern Shore known for its Atlantic coastline, barrier islands, and role in aerospace activities through facilities like NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.

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Accomack County, Virginia canonical 21
Accomack County 3
Accomac Shire 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county in the United States
county of Virginia
borderedBy Northampton County, Virginia
Somerset County, Maryland
Worcester County, Maryland
bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
climate humid subtropical climate
congressionalDistrict Virginia's 2nd congressional district
contains Assateague Island (Virginia portion)
Chincoteague Island
Wallops Island
barrier islands
containsProtectedArea Assateague Island National Seashore (Virginia portion)
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (Virginia portion)
country United States
countySeat Accomac, Virginia
economySector agriculture
seafood industry
tourism
FIPSCode 51-001
foundedIn 1663
GNISID 1497470
hasAirport Accomack County Airport
hasFeature barrier beach systems
coastal wetlands
salt marshes
hasMunicipality Accomac, Virginia
Chincoteague, Virginia
Onancock, Virginia
Onley, Virginia
Parksley, Virginia
hostsFacility Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport
NASA Wallops Flight Facility
isRural true
knownFor Atlantic coastline
aerospace activities
barrier island ecosystems
largestTown Chincoteague, Virginia
locatedIn Eastern Shore of Virginia
locatedOn Delmarva Peninsula
namedAfter Accomac people
partOf Commonwealth of Virginia
region Mid-Atlantic United States
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
servedByHighway U.S. Route 13
state Virginia
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Wallops Flight Facility locatedIn Accomack County, Virginia
Tangier Island locatedIn Accomack County, Virginia
Pocomoke River crosses Accomack County, Virginia
Henry A. Wise placeOfBirth Accomack County, Virginia
Chincoteague, Virginia county Accomack County
linked to: Accomack County, Virginia
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge locatedIn Accomack County, Virginia
Eastern Shore of Virginia composedOf Accomack County, Virginia
Wallops Island locatedIn Accomack County, Virginia
Pilotless Aircraft Research Station locatedIn Accomack County, Virginia
WFF locatedIn Accomack County, Virginia
Virginia's 2nd congressional district contains Accomack County, Virginia
Tangier Island Airport location Accomack County, Virginia
Tangier Combined School county Accomack County
linked to: Accomack County, Virginia
Onancock, Virginia locatedIn Accomack County, Virginia
Onancock, Virginia isCountySeatOf Accomack County, Virginia
Onancock, Virginia subdivisionName Accomack County
linked to: Accomack County, Virginia
U.S. Route 13 passesThrough Accomack County, Virginia
Maryland state line bordersCounty Accomack County, Virginia
Northampton County, Virginia sharesBorderWith Accomack County, Virginia
Northampton County, Virginia originalName Accomac Shire
linked to: Accomack County, Virginia
Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority locatedIn Accomack County, Virginia
Somerset County, Maryland borders Accomack County, Virginia
Atlantic coast of Virginia includes Accomack County, Virginia
U.S. Route 13 in Virginia runsThrough Accomack County, Virginia
Eastern Virginia contains Accomack County, Virginia
subject linked to: eastern Virginia