Near Nokomis in Northumberland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Coan Baptist Church

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

1. Coan Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. One mile west stands Coan Baptist Church. The Congregation, first known as Wicomico Baptist Church, was organized on 17 November 1804. The members worshiped in each other’s houses until a frame building, Coan Meeting House, was moved to this site in 1811. In the 1830s, under its pastor, Jeremiah Bell Jeter, the congregation grew, necessitating a larger building. On 3 October 1847 pastor Addison Hall dedicated the present church, built of locally fired bricks. The stone steps were transported from Baltimore on a sailing vessel to Barnes’s Wharf (Nokomis) and from there on ox-drawn carts to the church. The church exhibits two architectural styles, Federal outside and Greek Revival inside.

Erected 1994 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number O-56.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 3, 1847.

Location. 37° 56.142′ N, 76° 30.177′ W. Marker

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is near Nokomis, Virginia, in Northumberland County. It is at the intersection of Northumberland Highway (U.S. 360) and Coan Stage Road (County Route 612), on the right when traveling east on Northumberland Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Heathsville VA 22473, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: British Raids on the Coan River (within shouting distance of this marker); John Heath (approx. 1.6 miles away); St. Stephen’s Parish (approx. 1.9 miles away); Northumberland County Jail (approx. 2.1 miles away); Rice’s Hotel (approx. 2.1 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Freedom for Slaves of Robert Carter III (approx. 2.1 miles away); Holley Graded School (approx. 2.1 miles away).

Also see . . . Coan Baptist Church. (Submitted on October 27, 2020.)

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

2. Coan Baptist Church Marker

Coan Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

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

3. Coan Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,546 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 17, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.