Earlysville in Albemarle County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Earlysville Union Church

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 2, 2009

1. Earlysville Union Church Marker

Inscription. Earlysville Union Church is a rare surviving early-19th-century interdenominational church constructed in Albemarle County. Built in 1833, this frame structure served as a meetinghouse for all Christian denominations on land deeded by John Early, for whom Earlysville is named. This building provided an early home for several local congregations of the Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian faiths. The church is an excellent example of the 19th-century public architecture of rural Piedmont Virginia. It was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Erected 2003 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number GA-41.)

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 1833.

Location. 38° 9.378′ N, 78° 28.968′ W. Marker is in Earlysville, Virginia, in Albemarle County. It is on Earlysville Road (County Route 743) just south of Advance Mills Road (County Route 663), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Earlysville VA 22936, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

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

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are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Buck Mountain Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Advance Mills (approx. 3 miles away); Monacan Indian Village (approx. 3.9 miles away); Rio Mills (approx. 3.9 miles away); Old Springs (approx. 4.4 miles away); Six Miles of Trails (approx. 4½ miles away); Legacy of Hugh Carr / The Village of Hydraulic Mills (approx. 4½ miles away); The Origins of Ivy Creek Natural Area (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Earlysville.

Earlysville Union Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 2, 2009

2. Earlysville Union Church and Marker

Earlysville Union Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 2, 2009

3. Earlysville Union Church

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,721 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.