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Metompkin’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Metompkin. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Metompkin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 490.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 551 to 490 (-11%). Half of its homes were built before 1991.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Metompkin yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Metompkin

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Henry A. WiseHenry A. WiseAccomac · 5 miCharles I. StengleCharles I. StengleSavageville · 10 miThomas H. BaylyThomas H. BaylyAccomac · 5 miThomas H. B. BrowneThomas H. B. BrowneAccomac · 5 miBWB.A. WalkerOnancock · 9 miEdward Southey JoynesEdward Southey JoynesAccomac · 5 mi
By decade

Metompkin, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Metompkin is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Metompkin has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Accomac Historic District in Accomac, 4.8 miles away.

Metompkin and the nearest listed places

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Accomac Historic DistrictDebtors' PrisonBowman's FollySt. James ChurchMason HouseHills Farm

Closest to Metompkin

Accomac Historic DistrictAccomac · District4.8miDebtors' PrisonAccomac · Building4.8miBowman's FollyAccomac · Building5miSt. James ChurchAccomac · Building5miMason HouseBloxom · Building5.3mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Accomac Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Metompkin?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Metompkin’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Parksley📜 Bloxom📜 Accomac📜 Hallwood
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