Gargatha, Virginia

About Gargatha

Gargatha, VA is a small unincorporated community located in eastern Virginia.

Officially, Gargatha is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.96 square miles.

📰 Gargatha News Today

• Identities, cause of death released for 5 killed in Accomack mobile home 13newsnow.com · Oct 14
• Arcadia nursing home closing in March DelmarvaNow.com · Jan 18
• Accomack County deaths: Five people found in a trailer in Gargatha WJLA · Dec 16
• Virginia Makridakis Obituary (2012) - Gargatha, MD - The Daily Times Legacy obituary · Sep 2
• Listed at $2.5M, Arcadia Nursing Home property sells for just $250,000 DelmarvaNow.com · Aug 30

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What Makes Gargatha Unique

• The only place in America named Gargatha — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

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