Lanexa in New Kent County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Liberty Baptist Church

By Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009

1. Liberty Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Liberty Church was organized in 1830 with 25 members led by Elder Thomas S. Morris. In 1845, the Southern Baptist Convention appointed Samuel Cornelius Clopton, son of the second pastor, Elder James Clopton, as its first missionary. The third pastor, Elder John "Parson" Turner, served without pay, 1837-1867. During Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign of 1862, retreating Confederate soldiers destroyed the nearby bridge over Diascund Creek to slow the Federal advance on Richmond. Union forces rebuilt the bridge with floorboards and joists from the original church. For a century, church members were baptized in the creek. The present sanctuary was built in 1930.

Erected 1999 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-74.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • War, US Civil.

Location. 37° 25.45′ N, 76° 53.67′ W. Marker is in Lanexa, Virginia, in New Kent County. Marker is at the intersection of Pocahontas Trail (U.S.

By Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009

2. Liberty Baptist Church Marker

60) and Liberty Church Road, on the left when traveling east on Pocahontas Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15810 Liberty Church Road, Lanexa VA 23089, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cooper's Mill (a few steps from this marker); Tyree's Plantation (a few steps from this marker); Diascund Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); New Kent County (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort James (approx. 1.2 miles away); Chickahominy Water Trail (approx. 2.6 miles away); New Kent County / James City County (approx. 3½ miles away); New Kent Road (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lanexa.

Also see . . . Liberty Baptist Church. (Submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)

Modern Liberty Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

By Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009

3. Modern Liberty Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 833 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.