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Cumnberland

A vanished town in New Kent County, Virginia.

Survey record — verification pendingFILED: VA

Cumnberland

New Kent County, Virginia

records pending
Classification
Vanished town (federal archive)
Coordinates
37.5438° N, 76.9777° W

What the record shows

Cumnberlandappears in the U.S. Geological Survey's place-name archive as a historical populated place — a settlement that once carried a name and no longer does. Our editors are verifying its full story against census records, newspaper archives, and county histories; this record will grow as sources are confirmed.

Before you visit

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From the field

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