Indian Neck, Virginia
Indian Neck is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States.[1]
Indian Neck, Virginia | |
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  Indian Neck Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia  Indian Neck Indian Neck (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°54′07″N 77°02′00″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | King and Queen |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Indian Neck is also home to the Rappahannock tribe of Algonquin Native Americans, who incorporated in 1921 and achieved recognition as a tribe from the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1983.[2] Federal recognition was achieved 24 years later with the passage of H.R. 984, the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Neck, Virginia
- http://virginiahumanities.org/files/2011/12/Heritage-Trail_2ed.pdf at p. 43
- Vincent Shilling (30 January 2018). "And Now There Are 573! Six VA Tribes Get Federal Recognition as President Signs Bill". Indiancountrymedianetwork.com. Indian Country Media Network. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
Municipalities and communities of King and Queen County, Virginia, United States | ||
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| CDP |  Map of Virginia highlighting King and Queen County | |
| Unincorporated communities |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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