Nokesville in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

White Hall

First Presbyterian Church of Prince William

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 30, 2019

1. White Hall Marker

Inscription. A stone foundation and graveyard mark the site of Prince William County's first Presbyterian Church which was established in 1848 on land donated by the Kline family. Buried within the cemetery are the Presbyterian founders, a Methodist minister, his family, along with a Confederate soldier, Stephen E. Wilks, who succumbed to typhoid in August 1861. Many church members fled the area during the Civil War causing the church to close. Fire subsequently destroyed the structure but Mrs. Mary Kline managed to rescue the communion service and some pews before all was lost. The congregation reconvened and rebuilt after the Civil War but struggled to maintain membership. The church closed in 1890 and it was resovled that the organ be moved to Greenwood Presbyterian Church. White Hall Presbyterian Church continued services here from 1900 to 1910 when the church was finally dissolved and the property sold. The unoccupied church building fell into disrepair and finally collapsed in the later 1940s.

Erected 2018 by Prince William County Historical Commission.

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lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Prince William County Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1861.

Location. 38° 40.431′ N, 77° 33.942′ W. Marker is in Nokesville, Virginia, in Prince William County. It is on Aden Road (Virginia Route 646) 0.2 miles west of Brookfield Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12814 Aden Road, Nokesville VA 20181, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 30, 2019

2. White Hall Marker

South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Asbury Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Aden Road Bridge (approx. 2.3 miles away); Missed Opportunity (approx. 2.3 miles away); Green Level Plantation (approx. 2.9 miles away); Fauquier County / Prince William County (approx. 3.1 miles away); Effingham (approx. 3.2 miles away); Home of the "Boy Major" (approx. 3.2 miles away); a different marker also named Effingham (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nokesville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Early & Gordon at Bristoe Station (was approx. 2.3 miles away but has been permanently removed); A Narrow Escape (was approx. 2.3 miles away but has been permanently removed); Battle of Kettle Run (was approx. 2.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

White Hall First Presbyterian Church Foundation image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., May 22, 2026

3. White Hall First Presbyterian Church Foundation

The mound to the left of the marker is the site of the original foundation for the White Hall church. The smaller sign near the mound reads: "Original Name - First Presbyterian Church of Prince William County."

White Hall Presbyterian Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 30, 2019

4. White Hall Presbyterian Cemetery

Gated section of cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 30, 2019

5. Gated section of cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 928 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on May 23, 2026, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 4, 5. submitted on December 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.