Fred wrote: >>> Would any LDR member know the placename origin of the community of Nelsonia on Virginia's Eastern Shore?<<< ______________ Fred ~ I can't vouch for its accuracy, but the "Eastern Shore Gazetteer" for Accomack County, Virginia, on the Ghotes of Virginia website, has the following entry for Nelsonia: Nelsonia - ne part of county, e of Bloxom and w of Assawoman Island; post office established here in 1885. Spencer R. Nelson was the first postmaster and a man for whom the town was named, according to the penninsula Enterprise, 14 Feb 1885; see Helltown. You should be able to find the above entry at: http://www.esva.net/ghotes/gazetter/acomak.htm. Dave K