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Historical Markers in Franktown

 
Clickable Map of Northampton County, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Northampton County, VA (95) Accomack County, VA (151) Hampton Ind. City, VA (271) Mathews County, VA (34) Middlesex County, VA (73) Norfolk Ind. City, VA (286) Poquoson Ind. City, VA (19) Virginia Beach Ind. City, VA (241) York County, VA (234)  NorthamptonCounty(95) Northampton County (95)  AccomackCounty(151) Accomack County (151)  Hampton(271) Hampton (271)  MathewsCounty(34) Mathews County (34)  MiddlesexCounty(73) Middlesex County (73)  Norfolk(286) Norfolk (286)  Poquoson(19) Poquoson (19)  VirginiaBeach(241) Virginia Beach (241)  YorkCounty(234) York County (234)
Eastville is the county seat for Northampton County
Franktown is in Northampton County
Northampton County (95)  ►
ADJACENT TO NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
Accomack County (151)  ►
Hampton (271)  ►
Mathews County (34)  ►
Middlesex County (73)  ►
Norfolk (286)  ►
Poquoson (19)  ►
Virginia Beach (241)  ►
York County (234)  ►
 
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1 ► Virginia, Northampton County, Franktown — First Quakers —
South of here was the first Quaker meeting house on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, built in the late 1600s on Meeting House Creek. — — Map (db m288527) HM
2 ► Virginia, Northampton County, Franktown — WY 11-a — Peter Jacob Carter —
Born enslaved on 29 May 1845 near Eastville, Northampton County, Peter Jacob Carter served in the 10th United States Colored Troops during the Civil War and afterward attended Hampton Institute. He represented Northampton in the House of . . . — — Map (db m61450) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026