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

Inscription. 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: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) 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. It is on Hugenot Springs Road 0.1 miles north of Midlothian Turnpike (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 Hugenot Springs Road, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hallsborough Tavern (about 400 feet away, measured

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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. 3½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Midlothian.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Huguenot Springs (was approx. 3½ miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

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.)

Hugenot Springs Road (facing south) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009

2. Hugenot Springs Road (facing south)

Bethel Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

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 1,566 times since then and 51 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.