Near Charles City in Charles City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
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Mt. Zion & Rustic
Charles City County, Virginia
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 7, 2010
1. Mt. Zion & Rustic Marker
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Mt. Zion and Rustic. Charles City County, Virginia. These communities were established on opposite banks of Morris Creek , earlier known as Tanks Pasbye hayes the Indian name, Moyses Creek after Theodore Moyses who patented land there, and as Moses Creek. Before 1720 this area was part of James City County and Wallingford Parish. During the 1700s several homes of the Dancy family stood nearby. Micah Church (est. 1850) and the post office at Apperson's Store (1850-71), later the store of Graham Walker, Sr., were also located in this area. Mt. Zion Church moved here in the 1880s from a location along present-day Route 5 and the present structure was erected on the site of El Bethel Methodist Church. Local schools included Walkers and Mt. Zion. The surviving schoolhouse was built in 1915 through the efforts of the Home Mission Society. A landing on the Chickahominy River was known as Little Egypt. Prominent homes are located north of Morris Creek and include Eagles Nest, Cary Hill, Forest Level and Mt. Airy, a seat of the Southall family. South of Morris Creek were located Flowery Hill, Haystack and Pigs Point.
These communities were established on opposite banks of Morris Creek , earlier known as Tanks Pasbye hayes the Indian name, Moyses Creek after Theodore Moyses who patented land there, and as Moses Creek. Before 1720 this area was part of James City County and Wallingford Parish. During the 1700s several homes of the Dancy family stood nearby. Micah Church (est. 1850) and the post office at Apperson's Store (1850-71), later the store of Graham Walker, Sr., were also located in this area. Mt. Zion Church moved here in the 1880s from a location along present-day Route 5 and the present structure was erected on the site of El Bethel Methodist Church. Local schools included Walkers and Mt. Zion. The surviving schoolhouse was built in 1915 through the efforts of the Home Mission Society. A landing on the Chickahominy River was known as Little Egypt. Prominent homes are located north of Morris Creek and include Eagles Nest, Cary Hill, Forest Level and Mt. Airy, a seat of the Southall family. South of Morris Creek were located Flowery Hill, Haystack and Pigs Point.
Marker is missing. It was located near 37° 19.615′ N, 76° 55.684′ W. Marker was near Charles City, Virginia, in Charles City County. It was on Wilcox Neck Road (Virginia Route 623) 1.2 miles south of Eagles Nest Road ( Route 621), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 11600 Willcox Neck Road, Charles City VA 23030, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Coastal Virginia. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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.
Photographed by Donald B. Caselli (Barry), April 27, 2026
4. This shows that the marker is missing.
It should be in the distance near the church driveway, but it's not there.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,504 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on April 30, 2026, by Donald B. Caselli (Barry) of Hopewell, Virginia. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on January 10, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 4. submitted on April 30, 2026, by Donald B. Caselli (Barry) of Hopewell, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
