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

Hickory Neck Church

Photographed 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR), and the Washington’s Burgess Routes series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1781.

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

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

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 are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: White Hall Tavern (approx. 0.6 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

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(approx. 1.9 miles away); The Norge Depot (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Norge Depot (approx. 2.6 miles away); Doncastle's Ordinary (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toano.

Another marker is no longer nearby. State Shipyard (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Hickory Neck Episcopal Church. (Submitted on March 7, 2009.)
2. Hickory Neck Church. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on November 9, 2021.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009

2. Hickory Neck Church Marker

Hickory Neck Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009

3. Hickory Neck Church

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

Photographed by Sidney Eugene King, 1970

4. Conjectural rendering of original church showing 1774 addition.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,824 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.