Near Yorktown in York County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Indian Field Creek

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009

1. Indian Field Creek Marker

Inscription. The ground to the south along this creek was the home of the Chiskiack Indians, a small tribe whose leader was a "werowance," or petty chief, under Powhatan. As the English began to settle this area, about 1630, the Chiskiacks moved across the York River into the present Gloucester County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1630.

Location. 37° 16.095′ N, 76° 33.364′ W. Marker is near Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. It can be reached from Colonial National Historic Parkway 0.8 miles west of Mason Row, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yorktown VA 23691, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Powhatan's Village (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); York River (approx. 0.9 miles away); Naval Weapons Station (approx. 1.3 miles away); Bellfield Plantation (approx. 1.3 miles away); Cheatham Annex (approx. 1.4 miles away); Nathaniel Bacon (approx. 1.6 miles away); Ringfield Plantation (approx. 1.6 miles away); Powhatan’s Chimney (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.

Also see . . . Colonial Parkway. Colonial National Historical Park (Submitted on December 24, 2009.)

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Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009

2. Indian Field Creek

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,284 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.