Near Doswell in Hanover County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Fork Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 19, 2009

1. Fork Church Marker

Inscription. Fork Church was first housed in a 1722 frame building near the present church site. It was known as "The Chapel in the Forks" and derived its name from the nearby confluence of the North and South Anna rivers and the Little and Newfound rivers. The present building was erected between 1736 and 1740.

Erected in memory of Stuart Anderson Oliver, 1982

Erected 1982. (Marker Number E-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Notable Buildings • 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 1722.

Location. 37° 51.186′ N, 77° 31.875′ W. Marker is near Doswell, Virginia, in Hanover County. It is at the intersection of Old Ridge Road and Rocketts Mill Road, on the left when traveling east on Old Ridge Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Doswell VA 23047, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Church Quarter (approx. 0.4 miles away); Attack at Ox Ford (approx. 2.3 miles away); Turning Lee’s Flank (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Fight for North Anna / The North Anna Battlefield

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(approx. 2.6 miles away); Dead of the North Anna Battlefield (approx. 2.6 miles away); In Memory (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Ox Ford Road (approx. 2.7 miles away); Colonel Weisiger's Virginians (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Doswell.

Also see . . .
1. The History of Fork Church of St. Martin's Parish. (Submitted on August 24, 2009.)
2. Fork Church. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on August 24, 2009.)

Fork Church Marker on Old Ridge Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 19, 2009

2. Fork Church Marker on Old Ridge Road.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 19, 2009

3. Fork Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 19, 2009

4. Fork Church

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,157 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.