Surry in Surry County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Lower Surry Church
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 28, 2022
1. Lower Surry Church, Lawns Creek Parish Marker
"Lawns Creek Parish"
1639.
Burned in 1868.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1639.
Location. 37° 6.513′ N, 76° 44.133′ W. Marker is in Surry, Virginia, in Surry County. It can be reached from Colonial Trail East (Virginia Route 10) 0.4 miles west of Bacons Castle Trail ( Route 617), on the right when traveling east. Marker located within the Old Brick Church Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6425 Colonial Trail E, Surry VA 23883, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Final Resting Place for Six Unknown Colonists (within shouting distance of this marker); Hog Island (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bacons Castle (approx. 0.4 miles away); Quiyoughcohannock Indians (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Smokehouse (approx. Ύ mile away); 1701 Barn (approx. Ύ mile away); The Slave & Tenant House (approx. Ύ mile away); Lawnes Creek Church (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Surry.
Also see . . .
1. Lower Southwark Church- Surry County VA
this page online
2. Southwark Parish Churches. (Submitted on September 10, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
3. Old Brick Church (Bacon's Castle, Virginia). (Submitted on September 10, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 28, 2022
2. Lower Surry Church, Lawns Creek Parish Marker
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 28, 2022
3. Virginia Historic Landmark
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 28, 2022
4. Old Brick Church Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,006 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 10, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
