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History · Deep Creek

Half of Deep Creek’s homes were built after 1948

Most of Deep Creek was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1948. Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1942 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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What stands out about Deep Creek’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Deep Creek’s homes were built before 1948.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Deep Creek’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Deep Creek, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Deep Creek yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Deep Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 94.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 115 to 94 (-18%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Deep Creek, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1930s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1930s1 item
West House1930West House
1940s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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On the map

Deep Creek on the map, 1942 to 1968

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Deep Creek. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Deep Creek on the 1942 USGS mapDeep Creek on the 1968 USGS map1942Chesconessex sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Deep Creek.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

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West House
Retake this viewWest House, 1930

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Deep Creek’s page.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Deep Creek

Nobody well known was born in Deep Creek itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Henry A. WiseUnited States Congressman and governor of Virgi… · b. 1806
Charles I. StengleAmerican politician · b. 1869
Thomas H. B. BrowneAmerican politician · b. 1844
Edward Southey JoynesAmerican scholar · b. 1834
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Josh NolzAmerican soccer player · b. 1980
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Barbara Bohannan-SheppardAmerican politician · b. 1950
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Schooner BayIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Deep Creek’s history

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the Library of Congress (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.