Near Stony Creek in Sussex County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Sappony Baptist Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 9, 2009

1. Sappony Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Sappony Baptist Church, originally called Sappony Meeting House, was erected here in 1773. It was a part of the Kehukee Association, which consisted of churches in North Carolina and Virginia. In 1791, these associations divided along state lines and the 19 Virginia churches became the Portsmouth Baptist Association. Church membership grew and at one point half of Sappony's congregants were enslaved people. During the Civil War battle here on 28 June 1864, the sanctuary served as a hospital. Bullets from the battle pierced the church Bible, and cannonball holes in front of the church still exist today.

Erected 2008 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-309-a.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 28, 1864.

Location. 36° 56.73′ N, 77° 27.183′ W. Marker is near Stony Creek, Virginia, in Sussex County. It is on Concord Sappony Road 0.1 miles south of Sussex Drive (Virginia Route 40), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stony Creek VA 23882, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sappony Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Sussex County / Dinwiddie County (approx. 2.1 miles away); History At Stony Creek (approx. 3.3 miles away); Nottoway River Crossings (approx. 4.4 miles away); Prince George County / Sussex County (approx. 4.8 miles away); Jones Chapel Methodist Church (approx. 6 miles away); Hunting Quarter Baptist Church (approx. 6.6 miles away); Halligan Park (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stony Creek.

Sappony Baptist Church Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 9, 2009

2. Sappony Baptist Church Markers

Damaged and Partially Missing Sappony Baptist Church Marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Navarro, June 13, 2023

3. Damaged and Partially Missing Sappony Baptist Church Marker.

Historic marker is missing as of June 13, 2023.

Sappony Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 9, 2009

4. Sappony Baptist Church

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 15, 2013

5. Sappony Baptist Church

Close up shot showing where the Cannon balls struck the front of the church

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, September 10, 2024

6. Sappony Baptist Church Marker

After repair/replace.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,528 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on June 14, 2023, by Michael Navarro of Raleigh, North Carolina. 4. submitted on May 11, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 5. submitted on November 3, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 6. submitted on November 3, 2024, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.