Saxis, VA

Saxis is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The 2020 census counted 172 residents. Saxis Island juts into Pocomoke Sound and is separated from the rest of Accomack County by Freeschool Marsh. The community that exists on the island began as a single farmstead. The Saxis fishing pier was completed in 2002. The pier extends 200 feet into Saxis Harbor and terminates with a 100-foot T-head. The harbor is a local hub of economic activity. The fisheries industry is based around the southern end of Saxis near the harbor.

Saxis's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Virginia setting. The local scoop is how Saxis's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Although water does not completely surround Saxis Island, the name is appropriate because of the landform's geographic isolation. Separated from the mainland by the maritime tidal Freeschool Marsh on the east, Saxis is bounded by shallow waters on the south, west, and north.