Accomack County, formerly Accomac Shire, is a U.S. county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 33,164. Its county seat is Accomac.
Accomack and Northampton Counties comprise the Eastern Shore of Virginia, part of the Delmarva Peninsula.
Accomac Shire was established in 1634 as one of the original eight shires of Virginia. The shire's name comes from the Native American word Accawmack, meaning "on the other side". In 1642 the name was changed to Northampton by the English, to eliminate "heathen" names in the New World. Northampton was split into two counties in 1663. The northern section assumed the original Accomac name, the southern, Northampton. In 1940, the General Assembly officially added a "k" to the end of the county's name to arrive at its current spelling. The name of "Accomack County" first appeared in the Decisions of the United States Board on Geographical Names in 1943.
The first Sheriff in the United States, William Stone, was appointed to serve Accomack County in 1634.
In 1670, the Virginia Colony's Royal Governor William Berkeley abolished Accomac County, but the Virginia General Assembly re-created it in 1671.
Unlike most of Virginia, during the Civil War, the county was not under Confederate control, but held by the forces of the United States government.

Cities & Towns
Accomac
Belle Haven, Partially within Northampton County
Bloxom
Chincoteague
Hallwood
Keller
Melfa
Onancock
Onley
Painter
Parksley
Saxis
Tangier
Wachapreague

Notable Residence

William Anderson, Thomas Evans, George T. Garrison, James Hamilton, James Henry, Abel P. Upshur, Henry A. Wise.
(Source: Wikipedia)