Oilville in Goochland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Reuben Ford

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 30, 2010

1. Reuben Ford Marker

Inscription. A mile north are the home and grave of Reuben Ford, pastor of Goochland Baptist Church, 1771-1823. He was an advocate of equal religious rights for all, a leader in securing separation of church and state in Virginia.

Erected 1939 by Virginia Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number V-18.)

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

Location. 37° 41.585′ N, 77° 45.465′ W. Marker is in Oilville, Virginia, in Goochland County. It is at the intersection of Broad Street Road (U.S. 250) and Shallow Well Road (Virginia Route 654), on the right when traveling west on Broad Street Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oilville VA 23129, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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: James Pleasants (approx. 2½ miles away); First Union School (approx. 3½ miles away); Virginia's Center of Population (approx. 4.4 miles away); Land Conservation in Virginia (approx.

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4.4 miles away); "Dover Steam Mill" (approx. 4.6 miles away); "Dahlgren's Raid" (approx. 4.6 miles away); a different marker also named James Pleasants (approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named Dahlgren's Raid (approx. 5 miles away).

Broad Street Rd & Shallow Well Rd (facing west) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 30, 2010

2. Broad Street Rd & Shallow Well Rd (facing west)

Photographed by Adam Margolis, December 23, 2014

3. Reuben Ford Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,442 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 2, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on January 12, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California.