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MCGI
Virginia Genealogy Sources & Resources
by Carol McGinnis
c 1993
See page 2
Virginia's Geographic Regions for Geneaogical Research
Eastern Shore--small peninsula south of the Maryland line. Includes
Accomack and Northampton Counties
Tidewater--the coastal plain west and inland from the Chesapeake Bay to the Fall Line.
It runs north to south through Alexandria, Fredericksburg, Richmond and Petersburg
Piedmont--rolling area of rich farmland from the Tidewater
to the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The Valley--the area between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Allegheny
Mountains. The Shenandoah Valley area includes Augusta, Rockingham,
Page, Shenandoah, Warren, Frederick, Clarke, Jefferson, and Berkeley
counties.
Western Virginia--west of Roanoke and south of the Shenandoah Valley.
Northern Neck--South of the Potomac River to the Rappahannock River.
East of Prince William and Stafford counties.
North Peninsula--south of the Rappahannock River and north of the York River.
The Peninsula--site of the earliest settlements. Located between the York and James Rivers.
Southside--area south of the James River
