Near Rixeyville in Culpeper County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Little Fork Church

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 23, 2007

1. Little Fork Church Marker

Inscription. One-half mile east stands Little Fork Espiscopal Church, begun 1753, destroyed by fire in 1773. Present structure completed in 1776.

Erected 1967 by Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number G-9.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1753.

Location. 38° 35.872′ N, 77° 57.698′ W. Marker is near Rixeyville, Virginia, in Culpeper County. It is at the intersection of Rixeyville Road (Virginia Route 229) and Little Fork Church Road (County Route 726) on Rixeyville Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rixeyville VA 22737, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Little Fork Rangers Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Little Fork Episcopal Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rixeyville (approx. 1½ miles away); Colonel John Green of Liberty Hall

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(approx. 3.2 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 3½ miles away); The Spilman Homestead (approx. 4.1 miles away); Culpeper County / Rappahannock County (approx. 5.2 miles away); Campaign of Second Manassas (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rixeyville.

Regarding Little Fork Church. The church is 0.4 miles east, at the intersection of Little Fork Church Road and Oak Shade Road.

Also see . . . Little Fork Church National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form. (Submitted on September 26, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 23, 2007

2. Little Fork Church Marker

Little Fork Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 23, 2007

3. Little Fork Episcopal Church

"Little Fork Episcopal Church, built 1773–1776, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior."

St. Mark's Parish Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 23, 2007

4. St. Mark's Parish Cornerstone

"St. Mark's Parish, Established 1730. Little Fork Church, built 1731, burned 1773, rebuilt 1776. This tablet erected by order of St. Mark's Vestry."

Little Fork Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 23, 2007

5. Little Fork Church

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 23, 2007

6. Little Fork Church

Photographed by Craig Swain, May 10, 2008

7. Little Fork Church

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,438 times since then and 120 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 23, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 26, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 7. submitted on May 14, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.