Near King and Queen Court House in King and Queen County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

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Mattapony Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 9, 2009

1. Mattapony Church Marker

Inscription.
This is the ancient colonial Mattapony Church, used by the Baptists since 1824. Here are tombs of members of the family of Carter Braxton, signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Erected 1928 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number OB-3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 43.076′ N, 76° 53.168′ W. Marker was near King and Queen Court House, Virginia, in King and Queen County. It was on The Trail (Virginia Route 14) 0.1 miles north of Mantapike Landing Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 13585 The Trail, King and Queen Court House VA 23085, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker was on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula.

It was 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 was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Mattapony Church (here, next to this marker); Death of Col. Dahlgren (approx. 2.2 miles away); Newington (approx. 2.7 miles away); State Fish Hatchery (approx. 2.9 miles away); James Horace Carter Lynched (approx. 3.2 miles away); World Wars I and II Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); King and Queen County Confederate Monument (approx. 3.4 miles away); County Clerks Office Site (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in King and Queen Court

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 9, 2009

2. Mattapony Church Marker

House.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Where Dahlgren Died (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Mattaponi Church. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on November 9, 2021.)

Mattapony Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 9, 2009

3. Mattapony Church

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,252 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 10, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.