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Southampton County


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Area 604 Square Miles Formed in 1748 from Isle of Wight and Nansemond. Named for a locality that was orginally named for the Earl of Southampton, active in the first settlement. General William Mahone was born in this county.


Conservation and Development Commission 1935

US 460 (westbound) at the Isle of Wight and Southampton county line. icon