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

First Buck Mountain Church

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

1. First Buck Mountain Church Marker

Inscription. This tablet placed here by the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Virginia in the year 1930, commemorates the founding of the First Buck Mountain Church established under the authority of The Church of England and builded one mile west of here A.D. 1747.

Erected 1930 by The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Virginia.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the The Colonial Dames of America, National Society of series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.

Location. 38° 9.258′ N, 78° 28.867′ W. Marker is in Earlysville, Virginia, in Albemarle County. It is on Earlysville Road (County Route 743) south of Advance Mills Road (County Route 663), on the right 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 are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Earlysville Union Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Advance Mills (approx. 3 miles away); Monacan Indian Village (approx. 3.7 miles away); Rio Mills (approx. 3.7 miles away); Old Springs (approx. 4.3 miles away); Six Miles of Trails

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(approx. 4.4 miles away); Legacy of Hugh Carr / The Village of Hydraulic Mills (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Origins of Ivy Creek Natural Area (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Earlysville.

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

2. First Buck Mountain Church Marker

The brass tablet on the stone marker faces the road at the edge of the current church’s graveyard.

Today's Buck Mountain Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.

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

3. Today's Buck Mountain Episcopal Church

The current church is located to the right of the graveyard.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,931 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 16, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.