Chuckatuck is a neighborhood of the

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. It is located at the junction of State Route 10/ State Route 32 and State Route 125, just south of SR 10/32's crossing of Chuckatuck Creek. Its elevation is 36 feet

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. The neighborhood is relatively small and consists of such businesses as a garden store, general store, automobile repair shop, three churches, two gas stations, a restaurant, a hardware store, and others. It has a fire department, Suffolk station nine, which is operated as the Chuckatuck Volunteer Fire Department. The community is also located near Lone Star Lakes, a recreational park. Former Virginia Governor

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and jazz guitarist

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grew up in Chuckatuck. A grist mill was constructed as early as 1635 by colonist Richard Bartlett at the head of Chuckatuck (or Crooked) Creek. "Chuckatuck" is a Nansemond word meaning "crooked".

References

;Further reading * Mason, George Carrington. "The Colonial Churches of Nansemond County, Virginia." The William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, vol. 21, no. 1, 1941, pp. 37–54. JSTOR
The Colonial Churches of Nansemond County, Virginia
Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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Chuckatuck History

Chuckatuck, VA Community Profile
{{authority control Boroughs of Suffolk, Virginia Suffolk, Virginia communities Neighborhoods in Virginia

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