Home > Tidewater region of Virginia

It is generally considered to include:

• Accomack County
• Isle of Wight County
• James City County
• Northampton County
• Southampton County
• York County

and the independent cities of

• Chesapeake
• Franklin
• Hampton
• Newport News
• Norfolk
• PoquosonPoquoson is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula, in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 11,566. The name of the city is a Native American word which roughly translates to "great m
• PortsmouthPortsmouth is an independent city located in Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 100,565, but a July 1, 2002 Census estimate showed the city's population dropping to 99,790. A Virginia state legislator recently proposed a p
• SuffolkSuffolk is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 63,677. In 1974, the city was created from the towns of Suffolk, Holland, and Whaleyville; and the city of Nansemond, w
• Virginia BeachVirginia Beach is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, on the shores of Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 425,257, making it the most populous city in the Commonwealth.
• WilliamsburgWilliamsburg is a city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 11,998. It is the county seat of James City County 6, although it is itself an independent city.

Accomack and Northampton Counties are more commonly referred to as the Eastern Shore of VirginiaThe Eastern Shore of Virginia is on the Atlantic Coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The region is part of the Delmarva Peninsula and is separated from the rest of Virginia by the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel and U. Highway 13 span.

External links

• Eastern Shore of Virginia
• Hampton Roads