Varina in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Four Mile Creek Baptist Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, November 25, 2009

1. Four Mile Creek Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. The Baptist Church of Christ on Four Mile Creek was constituted at Clayton Springs on the 5th of August, 1781. In 1828, church members moved the meeting house four miles west to its present location. In the fall of 1864, Union troops occupied the area and razed the meeting house and surrounding oak grove. Following the Civil War, the congregation rebuilt the church with much community support. These Baptist worshipers had the current sanctuary constructed in 1962. Several area Baptist churches can trace their roots to Four Mile Creek including Gravel Hill, Hardy Central, Saint James and New Life.

Erected 1996 by County of Henrico. (Marker Number HC-6.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.

Location. 37° 26.379′ N, 77° 20.388′ W. Marker is in Varina, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is at the intersection of New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) and Sunday Drive, on the right when traveling west on New Market Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2950 New Market Road, Henrico VA 23231, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 walking distance of this marker: The Frayser Family (approx. 0.4 miles away); General John Gregg

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); George Thorpe (approx. 0.6 miles away); William Hatcher (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pocahontas (approx. 0.7 miles away); Historic Route 5 Corridor (approx. 0.7 miles away); Henrico Town (approx. 0.7 miles away); Action at Osborne's (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Varina.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Henrico History (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Four Mile Creek Baptist Church. (Submitted on November 26, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Four Mile Creek Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, November 25, 2009

2. Four Mile Creek Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,633 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.