Near Kilmarnock in Northumberland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Morattico Baptist Church
Photographed by J. J. Prats, November 9, 2009
1. Morattico Baptist Church Marker
Erected 1937 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number JX-5.)
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 year for this entry is 1778.
Location. 37° 45.252′ N, 76° 21.786′ W. Marker is near Kilmarnock, Virginia, in Northumberland County. It is at the intersection of Jessie Dupont Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 200) and Morattico Church Road (County Route 679), on the left when traveling north on Jessie Dupont Memorial Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 924 Morattico Church Rd, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ditchley and Cobbs (approx. 1.3 miles away); Shiloh School (approx. 2 miles away); Jessie Ball duPont (approx. 2.7 miles away); Hughlett Point Natural Area Preserve (approx.
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More about this marker. While the marker is in Northumberland County, the church, 700 feet away, is in Lancaster County.
Also see . . . The Roll Call Heritage Column for Jan. 20, 2005. By Robert Dilday. Excerpt:
Lewis Lunsford, the boy preacher, also was a household name in the Northern Neck. He was the founding pastor of Morattico Baptist Church as well as pastor of Nomini and Wicomico Baptist churches. He preached far and wide; and in the struggle for religious liberty, he had his meetings interrupted by mob violence.(Submitted on November 13, 2009.)
Photographed by J. J. Prats, November 9, 2009
2. Morattico Baptist Church Marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, November 9, 2009
3. Morattico Baptist Church
Photographed by J. J. Prats, November 9, 2009
4. Morattico Baptist Church
This view is from the marker.
March 27, 2025
5. Morattico Baptist Church Interior
March 27, 2025
6. Rev. Lundsford Gravestone
In the year of our Lord 1848 this monumental slab was placed over the mortal remains of Rev. Lewis Lunsford,
by the Baptist Churches of Morattico & Lebanon, in Lancaster and Coan, and Fairfields in Northumberland Co. Va. As well to designate to future generations the spot of his Interment as to testify the high veneration of the said Churches for the memory of the deceased.He was born in the County of Stafford, about the year 1753 : was Chosen & Ordained to the care of Morattico Church on the 7th of March 1778 & died from home, at Air. Gregorys in Essex on the 26th of Octr. 1793 : aged about 40 years.
March 27, 2025
7. Morattico Baptist Church Stone
It reads, Morattico Baptist Church Organized 1778.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,591 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 13, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 5, 6, 7. submitted on March 27, 2025.
