Smithfield in Isle of Wight County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Benn’s Church

Photographed by Laura Troy, September 23, 2007

1. Benn's Church Marker

Inscription. This Methodist Church was known in 1804 as Benn’s Chapel. Bishop Asbury preached here in 1804.

Erected 1926 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number K-246.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Francis Asbury, Traveling Methodist Preacher, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.

Location. 36° 56.213′ N, 76° 35.151′ W. Marker is in Smithfield, Virginia, in Isle of Wight County. It is on Benns Church Boulevard (Virginia Route 10) south of Brewers Neck Road (U.S. 238), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Smithfield VA 23430, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 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: St. Luke’s Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic St. Luke's Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saint Luke's Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Josiah Parker (approx. 1.6 miles away); Missile Magazine and Launch Operations (approx. 2.2 miles away); People and Places, circa 1957 at N-75L

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); 1954 Nike-Ajax Missile Site N-75L (approx. 2.2 miles away); Nike-Ajax Missile Radar Control Site N-75C (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smithfield.

Additional keywords. Bishop Francis Asbury

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Photographed by Laura Troy, September 23, 2007

2. Benn's Methodist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,884 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.