Tankard Dam

Tankard Dam is a dam in Accomack, Virginia. Tankard Dam is situated nearby to the hamlet Bobtown, as well as near Little Hell.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Accomack County Airport and Saint Georges Church.

Accomack County Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Accomack County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in unincorporated Accomack County, Virginia, United States, located 1 mile west of the central business district in Melfa, a town in the county.

Saint Georges Church

Church

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St. George's Church is a historic Episcopal Church on VA 178, northeast of the junction with VA 180 in Pungoteague, Accomack County, Virginia. Established in the seventeenth century, the building, erected in 1738, is the oldest house of worship standing on Virginia's Eastern Shore. Saint Georges Church is situated 2 miles southwest of Tankard Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bobtown and Little Hell.

Bobtown

Hamlet

Bobtown is a census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 267.

Little Hell

Hamlet

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Little Hell is an unincorporated community in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The site was named after a 19th-century tavern. A 1996 newspaper story reported that the neighborhood around the tavern had recently consisted of three buildings, but that only one remained by the time the story was written.

Savageville

Hamlet

Savageville is a census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in 2010. Per the 2020 census, the population was 175. Savageville is situated 2½ miles northeast of Tankard Dam.

Tankard Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Accomack County, Virginia, United States of America
Location: Accomack, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.6568° or 37° 39′ 25″ north

Longitude

-75.78632° or 75° 47′ 11″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

8796M647+PF

GeoNames ID

4788778

Wikidata ID

Q49001224

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In Other Languages

“Tankard Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Tankard Dam”

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