Greenbackville, Virginia

Greenbackville is a census-designated place (CDP) 4.5 miles (5 km) south of Stockton, Maryland in Accomack County, Virginia, located just south of the Maryland state line. The population as of the 2010 Census was 192.[3] The town was settled in 1867 and was officially named "Greenbackville" by the United States Postal Service in 1874.

Greenbackville, Virginia
Census-designated place
Street scene in Greenbackville, July 2018
Location in Accomack County and the state of Virginia.
Coordinates: 38°00′41″N 75°23′25″W
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyAccomack
Elevation
3 ft (0.9 m)
Population
 • Total192
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
23356
Area code(s)757, 948 (planned)
GNIS feature ID1494969[2]

Greenbackville and neighboring Franklin City, Virginia grew as a result of the railroad line, the Worcester railroad, completed on April 7, 1876 [4] to transport oysters and other shellfish from Chincoteague to Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City. However, during the course of the 20th century the Depression, the construction of the Chincoteague Causeway, and the nor'easter of 1962 all helped to erode Greenbackville's economic base.[5] The railroad line from the Maryland State line into Franklin City was abandoned in 1956.[6]

The population of Accomack County near Greenbackville grew with the creation of Captain's Cove, a planned residential community just west of Greenbackville.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  2. "Greenbackville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-06-08.
  4. Hayman, John C. Rails Along the Chesapeake: A History of Railroading on the Delmarva Peninsula, 1827-1978. Marvadel Publishers, 1979.
  5. Reprint of article from Norfolk Virginian-Pilot of January 6, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2008.
  6. Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) abandonment index, Part II, ICC case #19305 Accessed at
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