Aden in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Asbury Church

Photographed by Kevin White, August 30, 2007

1. Asbury Church Marker

Inscription. Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church, South was built 1893–1894 on land donated by Newton and Annie Allen Sayers of Massadale Farm. Methodist circuit riders stopped regularly at this farm to administer to the spiritual needs of their followers in the neighborhood before the Asbury congregation was formed. The church was named for Bishop Francis Asbury, famed circuit rider of colonial times and the early days of the Republic.

Confederate veterans helped to erect Asbury Church. They included Master Carpenter Frank Colvin of Catlett, Va. and John Herndon, Haywood Herndon and Newton Sayers of the Aden area.

Erected 1985 by Prince William County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 36.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Francis Asbury, Traveling Methodist Preacher, and the Virginia, Prince William County Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 38° 38.834′ N, 77° 32.509′ W. Marker is in Aden, Virginia, in Prince William County. It is on Fleetwood Drive (County Route 611), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14113 Fleetwood Drive, Nokesville VA 20181, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Green Level Plantation (approx. 0.8 miles away); Effingham (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Effingham (approx. 1.3 miles away); White Hall (approx. 2.2 miles away); Cedar Run Court House Site (approx. 2.3 miles away); Home of the "Boy Major" (approx. 2½ miles away); Second Prince William County Courthouse (approx. 2.6 miles away); Colonial Road (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aden.

Also see . . .
1. Asbury’s Deathplace Marker. (Submitted on August 30, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)
2. Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Final resting place of Bishop Asbury. (Submitted on September 20, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

Asbury Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin White, August 30, 2007

2. Asbury Church and Marker

Inside of the Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin White, August 30, 2007

3. Inside of the Church

Picture taken through the window directly behind the Marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,243 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on December 6, 2023, by N. Jozsa of Woodbridge, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.