Near Hague in Westmoreland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Zion Baptist Church

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 30, 2009

1. Zion Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Zion Baptist Church is home to one of the oldest African American congregations in Westmoreland County. Before slavery ended, according to local tradition, services were first held under a dogwood bush arbor on Gawen’s Farm, near Tucker Hill, approximately one and a half miles north of here. The members had most likely worshiped at the nearby white Machodoc (Sandy Valley) Baptist Church. Zion Baptist Church was formally organized in 1867, when the congregation constructed a log building. During the latter half of the 1800s, a fire and expanding membership required the construction of two other buildings. The 14 present church was erected in 1932.

Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number JT-18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • 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 1867.

Location. 38° 3.57′ N, 76° 37.752′ W. Marker is near Hague, Virginia, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of Copley Highway (Virginia Route 202) and Zion Church Road (County Route 611), on the right when traveling east on Copley

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Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hague VA 22469, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Yeocomico Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Washington’s Mother (approx. 1.1 miles away); Richard Henry Lee’s Grave (approx. 1.2 miles away); McCoy Revolutionary Soldiers (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lee Hall (approx. 1.6 miles away); War of 1812 (approx. 1.8 miles away); Nomini Hall (approx. 3.1 miles away); Kinsale (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hague.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Burnt House Field (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 30, 2009

2. Zion Baptist Church Marker

Zion Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 30, 2009

3. Zion Baptist Church

The church is about 1¼ miles north on Zion Church Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,809 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 12, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.