Kinsale, Virginia

Kinsale is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the U. S. state of Virginia.[1] It was named after Kinsale, in Ireland.[2]

During the War of 1812, the Royal Marines Battalions raided the entrance to the Yeocomico River, which concluded with the capture of four schooners at the town of Kinsale, Virginia in August, 1814.[3]

The Kinsale Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[4] There is a small museum near the town commons dedicated to its history. The community is the location of the headquarters of the Bevans Oyster Company, which is a large employer in the area.[5]

  1. ^ "Kinsale (Westmoreland County, Virginia)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  2. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 176.
  3. ^ "Napoleonic War Marines". Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "Bevans Oyster Co Inc - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved November 11, 2023.