The GNIS search is not a reliable mechanism to identify all the swamps of Virginia. For example, the list below omits Dismal Swamp (surrounding Lake Drummond) and Dragon Swamp (the headwaters of the Piankatank River forming the southern border of Middlesex County). Still, the search reveals the predominance of swamps in the flat coastal areas.
Some have been modified heavily by attempts to drain Virginia swamps for agriculture. In the Piedmont and higher-elevations of Virginia, the water keeps flowing downhill and rarely forms swamps - so the bogs in the Appalachians are uniquely valuable habitat...
Feature Name | St | County Equivalent Name | Type | Latitude | Longitude | USGS 7.5' Map |
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Bell Neck Swamp | VA | Accomack | swamp | 373111N | 0754652W | Exmore |
Big Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 374723N | 0754735W | Chesconessex |
Black Duck Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 375431N | 0752217W | Chincoteague East |
Black Narrows Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 375558N | 0752348W | Chincoteague West |
Byrds Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 375158N | 0753957W | Parksley |
Carrs Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 375603N | 0751931W | Chincoteague East |
Chandler Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 374154N | 0755025W | Pungoteague |
Chimney Pole Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 372757N | 0754212W | Quinby Inlet |
Clubhouse Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 373508N | 0753754W | Wachapreague |
Coards Marshes | VA | Accomack | swamp | 375934N | 0751940W | Chincoteague East |
Dahl Swamp | VA | Accomack | swamp | 374138N | 0754745W | Pungoteague |
Ditches, The | VA | Accomack | swamp | 374839N | 0754204W | Parksley |
Egg Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 375709N | 0752515W | Chincoteague West |
Egg Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 374836N | 0753139W | Bloxom |
Fishing Creek Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 375707N | 0760124W | Ewell |
Freeschool Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 375508N | 0754238W | Saxis |
Horse Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 375438N | 0752244W | Chincoteague West |
Hyslop Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 373639N | 0755434W | Jamesville |
Janeys Creek Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 375528N | 0752013W | Chincoteague East |
Michael Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 375322N | 0753942W | Saxis |
Moreland Swamp | VA | Accomack | swamp | 373315N | 0754540W | Exmore |
Parkers Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 374416N | 0754912W | Pungoteague |
Ragged Point Marshes | VA | Accomack | swamp | 375940N | 0751742W | Chincoteague East |
Shelly Bay Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 375532N | 0752621W | Chincoteague West |
South Point Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 375551N | 0760130W | Ewell |
Walker Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 375400N | 0752700W | Chincoteague West |
Wildcat Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 375836N | 0751916W | Chincoteague East |
Willis Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 375451N | 0752533W | Chincoteague West |
Wire Narrows Marsh | VA | Accomack | swamp | 375558N | 0752425W | Chincoteague West |
Mount Swamp | VA | Caroline | swamp | 381201N | 0771535W | Rappahannock Academy |
White Marsh | VA | Caroline | swamp | 381420N | 0771359W | Port Royal |
Sunken Marsh | VA | Charles City | swamp | 372108N | 0765318W | Brandon |
Green Sea | VA | Chesapeake (city) | swamp | 363945N | 0761815W | Deep Creek |
Aiken Swamp | VA | Chesterfield | swamp | 372251N | 0772144W | Dutch Gap |
Presque Isle Swamp | VA | Chesterfield | swamp | 372210N | 0771533W | Hopewell |
Fork Swamp | VA | Cumberland | swamp | 372615N | 0782239W | Willis Mountain |
Beverly Marsh | VA | Essex | swamp | 380419N | 0765556W | Champlain |
Church Swamp | VA | Essex | swamp | 375423N | 0765255W | Mount Landing |
Criddlin Swamp | VA | Essex | swamp | 375540N | 0765658W | Mount Landing |
Hutchinson Swamp | VA | Essex | swamp | 380445N | 0765911W | Champlain |
Margaret Lee Swamp | VA | Essex | swamp | 380150N | 0765718W | Champlain |
Otterburn Marsh | VA | Essex | swamp | 380606N | 0765951W | Champlain |
Dyke Marsh | VA | Fairfax | swamp | 384604N | 0770256W | Alexandria |
Coleman Swamp | VA | Gloucester | swamp | 371728N | 0762959W | Achilles |
Four Point Marsh | VA | Gloucester | swamp | 372003N | 0762430W | Achilles |
Guinea Marshes | VA | Gloucester | swamp | 371620N | 0762143W | New Point Comfort |
Pratts Mill Swamp | VA | Gloucester | swamp | 373017N | 0762923W | Wilton |
Big Swamp | VA | Henrico | swamp | 373808N | 0773912W | Hylas |
Curles Neck Swamp | VA | Henrico | swamp | 372150N | 0771700W | Hopewell |
Ballard Marsh | VA | Isle of Wight | swamp | 365854N | 0763144W | Benns Church |
Belle Meadow Pocosin | VA | Isle of Wight | swamp | 370129N | 0764457W | Bacons Castle |
Ennis Pond | VA | Isle of Wight | swamp | 364832N | 0764247W | Windsor |
Horse Swamp | VA | Isle of Wight | swamp | 364808N | 0765145W | Zuni |
Pettit Pocosin | VA | Isle of Wight | swamp | 370211N | 0764241W | Bacons Castle |
Ross Pocosin | VA | Isle of Wight | swamp | 365342N | 0763932W | Smithfield |
String Of Logs Pocosin | VA | Isle of Wight | swamp | 365116N | 0764340W | Windsor |
Back River Marsh | VA | James City | swamp | 371250N | 0764549W | Surry |
Pitch and Tar Swamp | VA | James City | swamp | 371225N | 0764600W | Surry |
Black Marsh | VA | King George | swamp | 381751N | 0770138W | Dahlgren |
Black Swamp | VA | King George | swamp | 382013N | 0771920W | Passapatanzy |
Cleve Marsh | VA | King George | swamp | 381133N | 0771430W | Port Royal |
Cohoke Marsh | VA | King William | swamp | 373238N | 0765712W | New Kent |
East Point Marsh | VA | King William | swamp | 374945N | 0755834W | Tangier Island |
Gleason Marsh | VA | King William | swamp | 373800N | 0765159W | Truhart |
Lee Marsh | VA | King William | swamp | 373210N | 0765135W | West Point |
Meadows, The | VA | King William | swamp | 374033N | 0770802W | Manquin |
Sweet Hall Marsh | VA | King William | swamp | 373317N | 0765327W | New Kent |
Bridge Marsh | VA | Lancaster | swamp | 373853N | 0763001W | Urbanna |
Cabin Swamp | VA | Lancaster | swamp | 374745N | 0762656W | Lancaster |
Currells Swamp | VA | Lancaster | swamp | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | Unknown |
Knoddy Swamp, Mount | VA | Lancaster | swamp | 374633N | 0762751W | Lancaster |
White Marsh | VA | Lancaster | swamp | 373728N | 0761716W | Deltaville |
White Marsh | VA | Lancaster | swamp | 374527N | 0762410W | Lancaster |
Meggs Bay | VA | Middlesex | swamp | 373414N | 0763419W | Saluda |
Cousiac Marsh | VA | New Kent | swamp | 373335N | 0765530W | New Kent |
Eltham Marsh | VA | New Kent | swamp | 373218N | 0764927W | West Point |
Hill Marsh | VA | New Kent | swamp | 373337N | 0765159W | West Point |
Lilly Point Marsh | VA | New Kent | swamp | 373319N | 0765936W | New Kent |
Beach Marsh | VA | Northampton | swamp | 371133N | 0755613W | Townsend |
Big Creek Marsh | VA | Northampton | swamp | 371047N | 0755119W | Ship Shoal Inlet |
Big Easter Marsh | VA | Northampton | swamp | 372003N | 0754647W | Cobb Island |
Crabbing Marsh | VA | Northampton | swamp | 372359N | 0755009W | Nassawadox |
Ebb Stake Marsh | VA | Northampton | swamp | 372338N | 0754853W | Nassawadox |
Eckichy Marsh | VA | Northampton | swamp | 371954N | 0755027W | Cobb Island |
Egging Marsh | VA | Northampton | swamp | 372655N | 0754317W | Quinby Inlet |
Elkins Marsh | VA | Northampton | swamp | 371948N | 0755201W | Cobb Island |
Gull Marsh | VA | Northampton | swamp | 372118N | 0754721W | Cobb Island |
High Shoal Marsh | VA | Northampton | swamp | 372539N | 0754355W | Quinby Inlet |
Little Easter Marsh | VA | Northampton | swamp | 372011N | 0754548W | Cobb Island |
Man and Boy Marsh | VA | Northampton | swamp | 371653N | 0755008W | Cobb Island |
New Marsh | VA | Northampton | swamp | 371613N | 0755132W | Cobb Island |
Outlet Marsh | VA | Northampton | swamp | 372231N | 0755113W | Nassawadox |
Short Prong Marsh | VA | Northampton | swamp | 372408N | 0754831W | Nassawadox |
Bell Swamp | VA | Northumberland | swamp | 375134N | 0761615W | Reedville |
Dameron Marsh | VA | Northumberland | swamp | 374659N | 0761739W | Reedville |
Bearwallow | VA | Page | swamp | 384615N | 0781730W | Bentonville |
Big Salt Marsh | VA | Poquoson (city) | swamp | 370815N | 0762010W | Poquoson East |
Kennon Marsh | VA | Prince George | swamp | 371746N | 0770021W | Charles City |
Branham Mill Swamp | VA | Richmond | swamp | 375659N | 0764322W | Haynesville |
Mangorite Marsh | VA | Richmond | swamp | 375608N | 0764910W | Tappahannock |
Morattico Swamp | VA | Richmond | swamp | 374909N | 0763920W | Morattico |
Buckhorn Swamp | VA | Southampton | swamp | 363353N | 0771407W | Boykins |
Lightwood Swamp | VA | Southampton | swamp | 365355N | 0770029W | Manry |
Whitehouse Swamp (historical) | VA | Southampton | swamp | 364240N | 0770551W | Courtland |
Big Marsh | VA | Stafford | swamp | 382050N | 0772020W | Passapatanzy |
Brent Marsh | VA | Stafford | swamp | 382643N | 0771934W | Widewater |
Adams Swamp | VA | Suffolk (city) | swamp | 363411N | 0763656W | Corapeake |
Briars Pocosin | VA | Suffolk (city) | swamp | 365147N | 0763259W | Chuckatuck |
Cross Swamp | VA | Suffolk (city) | swamp | 364858N | 0763052W | Chuckatuck |
Cypress Swamp | VA | Suffolk (city) | swamp | 363744N | 0763715W | Suffolk |
Daughtrey Pocoson | VA | Suffolk (city) | swamp | 364153N | 0764335W | Buckhorn |
Eley Swamp | VA | Suffolk (city) | swamp | 364630N | 0764018W | Windsor |
Janes Swamp | VA | Suffolk (city) | swamp | 364952N | 0763209W | Chuckatuck |
Kingsale Swamp | VA | Suffolk (city) | swamp | 364144N | 0764916W | Holland |
Parker Pocoson (historical) | VA | Suffolk (city) | swamp | 363337N | 0764044W | Whaleyville |
Pine Swamp | VA | Suffolk (city) | swamp | 363442N | 0763746W | Whaleyville |
Quaker Swamp | VA | Suffolk (city) | swamp | 363917N | 0764400W | Buckhorn |
Raby Pocoson (historical) | VA | Suffolk (city) | swamp | 363620N | 0763629W | Corapeake |
Wilroy Swamp | VA | Suffolk (city) | swamp | 364817N | 0763308W | Chuckatuck |
Broad Swamp | VA | Surry | swamp | 371214N | 0765209W | Surry |
Cypress Pocosin | VA | Surry | swamp | 370323N | 0765158W | Runnymede |
Shrub Pocosin | VA | Surry | swamp | 370409N | 0764644W | Runnymede |
Tuckers Pocosin | VA | Surry | swamp | 370345N | 0764505W | Runnymede |
Willy Cox Pocosin | VA | Surry | swamp | 370409N | 0764948W | Runnymede |
Galley Swamp | VA | Sussex | swamp | 365730N | 0772425W | Stony Creek |
Mush Pond Swamp | VA | Sussex | swamp | 365650N | 0772117W | Sussex |
Mussel Swamp | VA | Sussex | swamp | 365945N | 0770930W | Littleton |
Peaquarter Swamp | VA | Sussex | swamp | 365709N | 0772658W | Stony Creek |
Desert, The | VA | Virginia Beach (city) | swamp | 365442N | 0760110W | Cape Henry |
Gum Swamp | VA | Virginia Beach (city) | swamp | 364440N | 0760740W | Fentress |
Lovetts Marsh | VA | Virginia Beach (city) | swamp | 364818N | 0755812W | Virginia Beach |
Sandbridge Marsh | VA | Virginia Beach (city) | swamp | 364340N | 0755704W | North Bay |
Scopus Marsh | VA | Virginia Beach (city) | swamp | 364548N | 0755908W | Virginia Beach |
Stinger Marsh | VA | Virginia Beach (city) | swamp | 364202N | 0755635W | North Bay |
Dancing Marsh | VA | Westmoreland | swamp | 381112N | 0765511W | Colonial Beach South |
Digwood Swamp | VA | Westmoreland | swamp | 381153N | 0765520W | Colonial Beach South |
Drakes Marsh | VA | Westmoreland | swamp | 380548N | 0770118W | Loretto |
Drum Bay Marsh | VA | Westmoreland | swamp | 380527N | 0763857W | Machodoc |
Grannys Bar | VA | Westmoreland | swamp | 380804N | 0763809W | Saint Clements Island |
Hollis Marsh | VA | Westmoreland | swamp | 380952N | 0764523W | Stratford Hall |
Long Pond | VA | Westmoreland | swamp | 380811N | 0763701W | Piney Point |
Longwood Swamp | VA | Westmoreland | swamp | 381136N | 0765431W | Colonial Beach South |
Mason Swamp | VA | Westmoreland | swamp | 381049N | 0765320W | Colonial Beach South |
Popes Creek Swamp | VA | Westmoreland | swamp | 381009N | 0765530W | Colonial Beach South |