Near West Point in King William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

St. John's Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 22, 2009

1. St. John's Church Marker

Inscription. This was the parish church of St. John's Parish, formed in 1680. It was built in 1734. Earlier churches stood at West Point and about one mile north of this site. Carter Braxton, Revolutionary Statesman, was a vestryman Preserved by joint effort.

Erected 1965 by Virginia State Library. (Marker Number OC-18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Notable Buildings • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR), and the Washington’s Burgess Routes series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1680.

Location. 37° 37.062′ N, 76° 55.222′ W. Marker is near West Point, Virginia, in King William County. It is on King William Road (Virginia Route 30) 0.1 miles east of Churchville Road ( Route 630), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Point VA 23181, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Campaign of 1781 (approx. 2.2 miles away); Mattaponi Indians (approx. 2.4 miles away); Lanesville Christadelphian Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Carriage House

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(approx. 4.2 miles away); Eastern View Schoolhouse (approx. 4.2 miles away); County Clerks Office Site (approx. 4.3 miles away); Trice Mill Stones (approx. 4.3 miles away); King and Queen County Confederate Monument (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Point.

Also see . . .
1. Historic St. John's Church. St. John's Church Restoration Association (Submitted on December 25, 2009.)

2. St. John's Church. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on December 25, 2009.)

King William Road (facing east) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 22, 2009

2. King William Road (facing east)

St. John's Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 22, 2009

3. St. John's Church

St. John's Church Restoration Association Kiosk image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 22, 2009

4. St. John's Church Restoration Association Kiosk

Church of England image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 22, 2009

5. Church of England

St. John's Parish image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 22, 2009

6. St. John's Parish

St. John's and the American Revolution image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 22, 2009

7. St. John's and the American Revolution

The Free Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 22, 2009

8. The Free Church

The Architecture of St. John's image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 22, 2009

9. The Architecture of St. John's

St. John's Restoration image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 22, 2009

10. St. John's Restoration

St. John's Today: A Second Rebirth... image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 22, 2009

11. St. John's Today: A Second Rebirth...

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 25, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,719 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on December 25, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.