Wytheville in Wythe County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Crockett's Cove Presbyterian Church

A Historic Landmark

Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 19, 2019

1. Crockett's Cove Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. The oldest surviving Church building in Wythe County in constant use, having been listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1989 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

This historic building located in the heart of Crockett's Cove has stood through the ravishes of war and the tranquility of peace, serving as a school, a hospital during the Civil War and as a place of worship since its beginning in 1858.

This plaque is given to the Glory of God and in Loving Memory of Mary Craig Raper Morrell
1906-1997

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 37° 1.579′ N, 81° 2.234′ W. Marker is in Wytheville, Virginia, in Wythe County. It can be reached from Crockett's Cove Road (Virginia Route 600) 2½ miles east of Cove Road ( Route 603), on the right when traveling east. Plaque is attached to the church building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1357 Crockett's Cove Rd, Wytheville VA 24382, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Between The States Marker (within shouting distance of

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this marker); Crockett’s Cove (approx. 2.3 miles away); Wythe County Poorhouse Farm (approx. 3.3 miles away); Our Confederate Dead (approx. 5.4 miles away); Robert Enoch Withers (approx. 5½ miles away); Walter Crockett (approx. 5.6 miles away); Battle of Wytheville (approx. 5.7 miles away); The Flohr House (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wytheville.

Also see . . . Crockett's Cove Presbyterian Church - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.

Crockett's Cove Presbyterian Church, which was constructed in Wythe County in 1858, is a significant example of a brick, vernacular interpretation of the Greek Revival style. The building is the oldest surviving church in the county and within the bounds of the old Abingdon Presbytery. Nearby, at Cove Mountain, Union and Confederate forces fought an engagement on 10 May 1864; the church served as a Union hospital afterwards.

(Submitted on May 5, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

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Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 19, 2019

2. Crockett's Cove Presbyterian Church

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2022, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 745 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2022, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.