Near Montross in Westmoreland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Nomini Baptist Meetinghouse
Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 30, 2009
1. Nomini Baptist Meetinghouse Marker
Inscription.
Nomini Baptist Meetinghouse. . Nearby stood the original “Nomony” (early variant spelling) Meetinghouse. On 29 Apr. 1786, 17 members established Nomini Baptist Church. Until 1790, when the meetinghouse was built on land donated by charter member Joseph Peirce, the congregation met in the homes of Pierce, Samuel Templeman, and Elizabeth Steptoe. With 875 members by 1809, Nomini was the largest Baptist church in Virginia. The meetinghouse served the congregation for almost three-quarters of a century until replaced in 1858–59 by the present brick structure located at Templemans Crossroads nearby. Nomini Baptist Church is the mother church of ten congregations in three counties.
Nearby stood the original “Nomony” (early variant spelling) Meetinghouse. On 29 Apr. 1786, 17 members established Nomini Baptist Church. Until 1790, when the meetinghouse was built on land donated by charter member Joseph Peirce, the congregation met in the homes of Pierce, Samuel Templeman, and Elizabeth Steptoe. With 875 members by 1809, Nomini was the largest Baptist church in Virginia. The meetinghouse served the congregation for almost three-quarters of a century until replaced in 1858–59 by the present brick structure located at Templemans Crossroads nearby. Nomini Baptist Church is the mother church of ten congregations in three counties.
Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number J-84.)
Location. 38° 3.33′ N, 76° 47.331′ W. Marker is near Montross, Virginia, in Westmoreland County. It is on Monokin Road (County Route 690) south of Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Montross VA 22520, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Northern Neck. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. 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.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Exterior Design (was approx. 3.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 30, 2009
2. Nomini Baptist Meetinghouse Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,692 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
