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

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 this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.

Location. 37° 43.076′ N, 76° 53.168′ W. Marker is near Stevensville, Virginia, in King and Queen County. It is on The Trail (Virginia Route 14) 0.1 miles north of Mantapike Landing Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stevensville VA 23161, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 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.

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3.4 miles away); County Clerks Office Site (approx. 3.4 miles away); Trice Mill Stones (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stevensville.

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.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 9, 2009

2. Mattapony Church Marker

Mattapony Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 9, 2009

3. Mattapony Church

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,238 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 10, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.