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

Old Indian Reservation

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011

1. Old Indian Reservation Marker

Inscription. Just to the north was the Nottoway Indian Reservation. William Byrd, while running the boundry line between Virginia and North Carolina, visited these Indians April 7, 1729. Indians were living here as late as 1825.

Erected by Virginia Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number U-124.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 7, 1729.

Location. Marker has been reported permanently removed. It was located near 36° 42.753′ N, 77° 5.026′ W. Marker was near Courtland, Virginia, in Southampton County. It could be reached from Meherrin Road (Business U.S. 58), on the right when traveling south. Located south of Indian Town Road (State Route 652). Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Courtland VA 23837, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in Coastal Virginia

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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

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walking distance of this location: Original Site of Southhampton County Training School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Texas Confederate Soldiers (approx. 0.9 miles away); Confederate Hospital at Jerusalem, Virginia (approx. 0.9 miles away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Not Forgotten (approx. 0.9 miles away); Southampton County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); John Brown (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cypress Bridge (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Courtland.

Old Indian Reservation Marker, looking south along Meherrin Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011

2. Old Indian Reservation Marker, looking south along Meherrin Road

Old Indian Reservation Marker view looking north on Meherrin Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011

3. Old Indian Reservation Marker view looking north on Meherrin Road

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,502 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on November 22, 2021, by Willam Coles of Williamsburg, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 29, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.