Midlothian in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Bethel Baptist Church
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009
1. Bethel Baptist Church Marker
In 1799 the local Baptist Society acquired this land and soon built a meetinghouse. The Bethel congregation worshiped in the meetinghouse and was constituted as a church in 1817. About 1820 the members built a brick church here--the first in Chesterfield County. The present sanctuary, which replaced it in 1894, was then the most elaborate rural church in the county, having Gothic buttresses, fine exterior detailing, and a rib-vaulted chancel. In the churchyard are buried soldiers of virtually every war from the Revolution through Vietnam.Erected 1991 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number O-50.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1799.
Location. 37° 30.584′ N, 77° 42.649′ W. Marker is in Midlothian, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. Marker is on Hugenot Springs Road, 0.1 miles north of Midlothian Turnpike (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling north
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hallsborough Tavern (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Schofield House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Midlothian Elementary School (approx. 3.1 miles away); Winfree Memorial Baptist Church - Midlothian Mine Disaster (approx. 3.2 miles away); Salisbury (approx. 3.4 miles away); Our Confederate Dead (approx. 3.4 miles away); Huguenot Springs (approx. 3˝ miles away); Union Raid On Coalfield Station (approx. 3˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Midlothian.
Also see . . .
1. Bethel Baptist Church (pdf file). National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on June 5, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
2. Bethel Baptist Church. (Submitted on June 5, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009
2. Hugenot Springs Road (facing south)
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009
3. Bethel Baptist Church
Photographed By Adam Margolis, July 6, 2014
4. Bethel Baptist Church Marker
Photographed By Adam Margolis, July 6, 2014
5. Bethel Baptist Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,114 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 16, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 4, 5. submitted on January 12, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California.
