Locations of Interest - Morattico
Source: Place-Names of the Northern Neck of Virginia, From John Smith's 1606 Map to Present, Mary R. Miller, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1983

Indian town, also Moratacond, Moratticond, Moratiquond, Moraticon, Moratico, Marattico, Maraughtacund. Richmond County. This was incorrectly called the town of the Totuskeys. The town of this name was established between 1610 and 1613 within Farnham Plantation, resumably near present Morattico Creek, the creek deriving its name from the village.

Indian town, Richmond County. on the hill just south of present Totusky Bridge. When the Indians sold their land to Moore Faunleroy about 1658, they abandoned Moraticco village and moved to a new location at the head of Totuskey Creek known as Moraticco.

Tract, Richmond County; the tract was apparently established in the early 17th century, because Thomas Neuman II inherited it from his cousin Alexander Neuman. Thomas Neuman's father had arrived in this area in 1635.

Creek, stream in southeastern Richmond county. Arising southeast of Farnham Creek and flowing 2.5 miles in a southeasterly direction to join Lancaster Creek near its mouth and then flowing into the Rappahannock River.

River , stream in Richmond County. This was the name in 1654 for Lancaster Creek when it was designated as the dividing line between the Upper and Lower Parishes of Lancaster County on the North side of the river.

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