Near Powhatan in Powhatan County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Huguenot Springs Confederate Cemetery

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

1. Huguenot Springs Confederate Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Approximately 250 unidentified Confederate soldiers, who died at nearby Huguenot Springs Confederate Hospital, are buried in unmarked graves about a mile and a half southwest of here. Burial records have never been located. The former Huguenot Springs Hotel Resort/Spa, opened in 1847, was converted to a convalescent hospital during the Civil War. The building was burned about 1890.

Erected 1989 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number O-36.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.

Location. 37° 33.783′ N, 77° 42.07′ W. Marker is near Powhatan, Virginia, in Powhatan County. It is at the intersection of Huguenot Trail (Virginia Route 711) and Huguenot Springs Road, on the right when traveling west on Huguenot Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Midlothian VA 23113, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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: Terre Haute Farm African American Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Huguenot Springs (approx. 0.3 miles away); Our Confederate Dead

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Huguenot Settlement (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Huguenot Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mowhemcho-Manakin Town (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Huguenot Settlement (approx. 2.7 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Powhatan.

Other markers no longer nearby. Huguenot Springs (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); William Webber (was approx. 2.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin In the Colony of Virginia. (Submitted on April 28, 2009.)

Huguenot Trail & Huguenot Springs Rd image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

2. Huguenot Trail & Huguenot Springs Rd

Huguenot Springs Confederate Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

3. Huguenot Springs Confederate Cemetery

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, 2026

4. Huguenot Springs Confederate Cemetery

Grave stones for known soldiers were installed in 2021, so the graves are no longer entirely unmarked as the marker would indicate.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 4,291 times since then and 154 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on April 27, 2009. 4. submitted on March 17, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia.