Kilmarnock in Lancaster County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Kilmarnock

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 5, 2009

1. Kilmarnock Marker

Inscription. Kilmarnock was called “the Crossroads” about 1664, because multiple thoroughfares crossed here. By the middle of the 18th century, the community was named Steptoe’s Ordinary for a storehouse and tavern owned by William Steptoe I. About 1775, it became Kilmarnock, after the town in Scotland. By the 1850s, with Kilmarnock Seminary and Female Seminary, it was a center of education in the Northern Neck, and was becoming a thriving commercial hub. Fires devastated Kilmarnock in 1909, 1915, and 1952, but its citizens successfully rebuilt each time. Kilmarnock was incorporated as a town on 8 Dec. 1930.

Erected 2008 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number J-104.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 8, 1930.

Location. 37° 42.65′ N, 76° 22.817′ W. Marker is in Kilmarnock, Virginia, in Lancaster County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Virginia Route 3) and East Church Street ( Route 200), on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kilmarnock VA 22482, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First American Woman Missionary to China (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Never Forget Garden (about 700 feet away); Dr. Morgan E. Norris (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ditchley and Cobbs (approx. 1.9 miles away); Corotoman (approx. 3.1 miles away); Christ Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Morattico Baptist Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Virginia Founders, Revolutionary War Patriots and War of 1812 Veterans (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kilmarnock.

Also see . . . Kilmarnock’s History. “In 1764, Robert Gilmour, an agent for a mercantile firm based in Glasgow, Scotland, is thought to have been involved in giving the name of ‘Kilmarnock’ to the crossroads location using the name of Kilmarnock, Scotland, where he apparently also owned land. The earliest known record referenced to ‘Kilmarnock, Virginia,’ can be found in a deed recorded in 1778.” (Submitted on November 7, 2009.)

The Marker is at the Corner of Main and Church Streets image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 5, 2009

2. The Marker is at the Corner of Main and Church Streets

North and South Main Streets (Route 3, left to right) meet East Church Street (Route 200, behind marker) and West Church Street(behind the photographer). Lipscombe’s Furniture store is on this corner.

Sunset on South Main Street (Eastbound Route 3), Kilmarnock, Virginia image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 5, 2009

3. Sunset on South Main Street (Eastbound Route 3), Kilmarnock, Virginia

North Main Street, Kilmarnock, Virginia image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 5, 2009

4. North Main Street, Kilmarnock, Virginia

East Church Street, Kilmarnock, Virginia image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 5, 2009

5. East Church Street, Kilmarnock, Virginia

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,749 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 7, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.