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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.

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  3. 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]

  4. Smithfield, Virginia. Pictured is the Pagan River near Jamestown. Smithfield was first colonized in 1634 and occupied an Indian site called Warascoyak, also spelled Warrosquoyacke, which was first a county of that name. It was renamed Isle of Wight County in 1637.

  5. Aug 12, 2024 · Isle of Wight County. Guide to Isle of Wight County, Virginia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Virginia Online Genealogy Records. County Facts.

  6. 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.

  7. Feb 1, 2024 · 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.

  8. In 1732 a considerable portion of the northwestern part of the county was added to Brunswick county; and in 1748 the entire county of Southampton was carved out of it. This large county, from 1734, has been known as the Nottoway Parish of Isle of Wight.

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