Briarfield in Hampton, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Tucker's Cemetery

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 6, 2021

1. Tucker's Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Tucker's Cemetery
First Black Family
1619

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1619.

Location. 37° 1.875′ N, 76° 23.816′ W. Marker is in Hampton, Virginia. It is in Briarfield. It can be reached from Sharon Court just west of Cornelius Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28 Cornelius Dr, Hampton VA 23666, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Peninsula

and in Coastal Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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

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are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Aberdeen Gardens (approx. half a mile away); The Original Cooperative Center (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Todd Farmhouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Beginnings of Aberdeen Gardens (approx. 0.6 miles away); Once Hampton Institute's Farm (approx. 0.6 miles away); Aberdeen Elementary School (approx. 0.6 miles away); A-7E Corsair II / T-33A T-Bird (approx. 1.9 miles away); F-86L Sabre/Mercury Test Capsule (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hampton.

Other markers no longer nearby. T-33A T-Bird (was approx. 1.9 miles away but has been permanently removed); Mercury Test Capsule (was approx. 1.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); A-7E Corsair II (was approx. 1.9 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Tucker's Cemetery Grounds image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 6, 2021

2. Tucker's Cemetery Grounds

Virginia Outdoors Foundation signage behind the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 6, 2021

3. Virginia Outdoors Foundation signage behind the marker

Signage at the entrance to the walking path to Tucker's Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 6, 2021

4. Signage at the entrance to the walking path to Tucker's Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 407 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 7, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.