Hague in Westmoreland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Burnt House Field
Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 30, 2009
1. The Burnt House Field Marker
Erected 1966 by The Society of the Lees of Virginia.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1729.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 38° 4.207′ N, 76° 38.804′ W. Marker was in Hague, Virginia, in Westmoreland County. It was at the intersection of Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) and Coles Point Road (County Route 612), on the right when traveling east on Cople Highway. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Hague VA 22469, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was on Virginia’s Northern Neck. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location, measured as the crow flies: Richard Henry Lee’s Grave (a few steps from this marker); Lee Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); Zion Baptist Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Nomini Hall
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Regarding The Burnt House Field. The Burnt House Field is the former site of Thomas Lee’s Machotick, or Machodoc, Plantation. Shortly after it burned he began construction of Stratford Hall, nearby.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 30, 2009
2. The Burnt House Field Marker
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, August 8, 2025
3. The Burnt House Field Cemetery
The cemetery is all that remains of Burnt House Field. It is off State Route 675 and, according to a book about historic sites on the Northern Neck & Essex County (Historic Sites in Virginia's Northern Neck and Essex County: A Guide by Thomas A. Wolf, 2nd Edition, published with updates to entries up through 2020) it is open for public visitation. Driving back there, however, does not feel like a welcoming, public experience. The route, though ostensibly a state road, is gravel and the woods on both sides of the road are marked as Private Property, so sticking to the road itself is essential. The road does branch into a soybean field and go right up to the cemetery, and there are commemorative tablets on the cemetery itself - nor is the cemetery padlocked, there's just a bent nail through the hole to keep the door from swinging freely - and the interior of the cemetery is brick-floored. It is an isolated spot, surrounded entirely by soybeans. No remains of the house are visible.
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, September 6, 2025
4. The Burnt House Field Lee Cemetery
View of the cemetery showing its surroundings.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 7,509 times since then and 305 times this year. Last updated on June 17, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 10, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. 4. submitted on October 1, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
