Hartfield in Middlesex County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Lower Methodist Church

Photographed by Tom Fuchs, January 16, 2010

1. Lower Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. Built 1717, this was the second lower chapel of Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County. It occupies the site of the first lower chapel of this parish, built before 1661 as the church of Piankatank Parish. Bartholomew Yates was the first minister of the present church. After 1792 the church was unused, except by the Methodists or Baptists. In 1857 Robert Healy bought the church from the parish and gave it to the Methodists, who have worshipped here ever since.

Erected 1949 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number N-50.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1717.

Location. 37° 33.247′ N, 76° 27.556′ W. Marker is in Hartfield, Virginia, in Middlesex County. It is at the intersection of General Puller Highway (State Highway 3) and State Route 649, on the right when traveling east on General Puller Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office

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area: Hartfield VA 23071, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stingray Point (approx. ¾ mile away); Naval Actions on Wilton Creek and the Rappahannock River (approx. 2.9 miles away); Dr. Copter — Flying Medicine to Tangier (approx. 3.4 miles away); Gloucester County / Mathews County (approx. 4.2 miles away); Tomb of Puller (approx. 6.1 miles away); Mathews County (approx. 6.1 miles away); Fort Nonsense (approx. 6.1 miles away); By Land And By Sea (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Kevin W., November 29, 2008

2. Lower Methodist Church Marker

Looking east along Highway 3.

of all markers in Hartfield.

Regarding Lower Methodist Church. This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior

Also see . . . Official Lower United Methodist Church web site. "...the present day building was built at a price of 90,000 pounds of sweet scented tobacco." (Submitted on December 4, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

Lower Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., November 29, 2008

3. Lower Methodist Church

Photographed by Tom Fuchs, January 16, 2010

4. Lower Methodist Church

Lower Methodist Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Fuchs, January 16, 2010

5. Lower Methodist Church Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,480 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 17, 2010, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on December 4, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 4, 5. submitted on January 17, 2010, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland.