Place:Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, United States

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Name
Accomac
Alternate names
Drummondtown     (USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS51000148)
Type
Town
Coordinates
37.719°N 75.667°W
Located in
Accomack, Virginia, United States

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Accomac is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 547 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Accomack County.

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The Accomack County Court was located here by the 1690s, but it wasn't until 1786 that Virginia officially established a town at this location called Drummond. Drummondtown was renamed Accomac in 1893.

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