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

Quioccasin Baptist Church

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 8, 2025

1. Quioccasin Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. According to church history, Quioccasin Baptist Church was organized ca. 1866 after a small group of newly emancipated African Americans left Deep Run Baptist Church in hopes of starting a congregation of their own. Early church members found refuge at the Vandervall farm, which was located at the corner of Quioccasin and Pemberton Roads. There they worshiped until 1872, when they purchased their first acre of land. That original acre of land is part of the current acreage where the church stands today. The original church was destroyed by fire in 1951 but was quickly rebuilt. On Easter Sunday 1954, the first service was held in the newly built auditorium of the current building.

Erected 2021 by County of Henrico. (Marker Number HR-48.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is April 18, 1951.

Location. 37° 36.299′ N, 77° 34.251′ W. Marker is in Henrico, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is on Quioccasin Road east of Blue Jay Lane, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this

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postal address: 9009 Quioccasin Rd, Henrico VA 23229, 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,

specifically in the Upper South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Quioccasin, Westwood and Pryor Cemeteries (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tommy Edwards (approx. half a mile away); Ridge Baptist Church UDC Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Westhampton Settlement Subdivision (approx. 1.1 miles away); Old Coal Pit Railroad Bed (approx. 1.6 miles away); Ziontown Community (approx. 1.7 miles away); Boston (approx. 1.9 miles away); Skipwith Academy (approx.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 8, 2025

2. Quioccasin Baptist Church Marker

2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Henrico.

Quioccasin Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 8, 2025

3. Quioccasin Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 257 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 8, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.