Hickory Neck Church Marker

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Near Toano in James City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Hickory Neck Church

By Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009

1. Hickory Neck Church Marker

Inscription. Hickory Neck Church was built about 1740. Militia opposing the British camped here on April 21, 1781. A few miles north is the foundation of an ancient stone house, dating possibly from about 1650.

Erected 1946 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number W 30.)

Location. 37° 23.58′ N, 76° 48.255′ W. Marker is near Toano, Virginia, in James City County. Marker is on Richmond Road (U.S. 60) 0.7 miles south of Rochambeau Road (Virginia Route 30), on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8300 Richmond Road, Toano VA 23168, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. White Hall Tavern (approx. 0.6 miles away); State Shipyard (approx. 0.8 miles away); Burnt Ordinary (approx. 0.8 miles away); Chickahominy Church (approx. one mile away); Olive Branch Christian Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); New Kent Road (approx. 1.9 miles away); New Kent County / James City County (approx. 4.3 miles away); Six-Mile Ordinary (approx. 4.6 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Toano.

Also see . . . Hickory Neck Episcopal Church. (Submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)

By Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009

2. Hickory Neck Church Marker

Hickory Neck Church Photo, Click for full size

By Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009

3. Hickory Neck Church

Conjectural rendering of original church showing 1774 addition. Photo, Click for full size

By Sidney Eugene King, 1970

4. Conjectural rendering of original church showing 1774 addition.

Credits. This page originally submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 541 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.