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  1. Isle of Wight County is one of the oldest county governments in the United States of America. Nestled on the shores of Virginia's James River, Isle of Wight's residents enjoy the rural nature of the county coupled with the quaint atmosphere of the two incorporated towns, Smithfield and Windsor.

  2. Website. www .co .isle-of-wight .va .us. Isle of Wight County is a county located in the Hampton Roads region of the U.S. state of Virginia. It was named after the Isle of Wight, England, south of the Solent, from where many of its early colonists had come. [2] As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,606. [3]

  3. The Isle of Wight ( /waɪt/ WYTE) is an island, English county and unitary authority in the English Channel, 2 to 5 miles (3 to 8 kilometres) off the coast of Hampshire, across the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island in England. Referred to as "The Island" by residents, [5] the Isle of Wight has resorts that have been ...

  4. 3 days ago · Isle of Wight, island, unitary authority, and geographic county, part of the historic county of Hampshire. It lies off the south coast of England, in the English Channel. The island is separated from the mainland by a deep strait known as The Solent. The Isle of Wight is diamond-shaped and extends 22.5 miles (36 km) from east to west and 13.5 ...

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  5. The 1750 Isle of Wight Courthouse 130 Main Street, Smithfield 757.356.9016 Built on land donated by Arthur Smith IV after he obtained a charter to establish Smithfield, the first town in the county in 1750, it served in an official capacity for Isle of Wight County from 1752 to 1800.

  6. ZIP Codes. 23397. GNIS ID. 1499599 [1] Isle of Wight is an unincorporated community in and the county seat of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. Originally, Isle of Wight County was named Warrosquyoake Shire. This was changed to the current name of Isle of Wight in 1637.

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  8. Founded in 1976, the Isle of Wight County Museum tells the story of the county through its interactive exhibits including a turn-of-the-century country store as well as displays interpreting colonial history, the Smithfield ham industry, the Blackwater River, the Civil War and the Cold War. Social Feed by POWr - 20078704.

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