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

Terre Haute Farm African American Cemetery

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

1. Terre Haute Farm African American Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Approximately 1 mile southeast of here was a cemetery containing one hundred and sixteen graves associated with the African American community of Huguenot Springs. Historical and archaeological evidence indicates that the cemetery was established prior to the Civil War for enslaved African Americans residing at Terre Haute farm. After emancipation, the cemetery was used by the members of the Huguenot Springs community, with the last recorded interment in 1937. The cemetery was relocated to the Powhatan Community Cemetery In Powhatan Courthouse due to the construction of Route 288.
Erected by the Department of Transportation, 2007.

Erected 2007 by Department of Transportation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.

Location. 37° 33.685′ N, 77° 41.77′ W. Marker is near Powhatan, Virginia, in Powhatan County. It is at the intersection of Huguenot Trail (Virginia Route 711) and Venita Road ( Route 624), 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

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this marker, measured as the crow flies: Huguenot Springs Confederate Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Huguenot Springs (approx. half a mile away); Our Confederate Dead (approx. half a mile away); Huguenot Settlement (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Huguenot Monument (approx. ¾ mile away); Mowhemcho-Manakin Town (approx. ¾ mile away); Tuckahoe (approx. 2.8 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Powhatan.

Other markers no longer nearby. Huguenot Springs (was approx. half a mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); William Webber (was approx. 2.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Huguenot Trail & Venita Road (facing west) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 26, 2009

2. Huguenot Trail & Venita Road (facing west)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,798 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.