Charles City in Charles City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Weyanoke & Parrish Hill
Charles City County, Virginia
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 23, 2012
1. Wryanoke & Parrish Hill Marker
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Weyanoke and Parrish Hill. Charles City County, Virginia. The Weanoc Indians gave this area its name. The Minge family settled much of the Weyanoke peninsula during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Landmarks have included Weyanoke Parish Church, Tylers Mill, a steamboat landing, a post office at Yeardleys and St. Thomas Chapel (1845-1922) of Westover Parish, later known as Mapsico Church, the second sanctuary being built in 1856. Prominent area homes include Kittiewan, North Bend, Upper Weyanoke and Weyanoke. The Parrish Hill community, also known as Jamestown, developed along the creek named for the Parrish Hill Church (est. 1873) and Parrish Hill School (est.1874), whose 1917 building was constructed with the assistance of the Rosenwald Fund. Area homes have included Edge Hill and Burlington, built by the Major family and later the home of John Munford Gregory, Governor of Virginia (1842-43). The area also includes the archaeological landmark site of the home of Aaron Hilton, a freedman renowned for his knowledge of the care of sheep.
The Weanoc Indians gave this area its name. The Minge family settled much of the Weyanoke peninsula during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Landmarks have included Weyanoke Parish Church, Tylers Mill, a steamboat landing, a post office at Yeardleys and St. Thomas Chapel (1845-1922) of Westover Parish, later known as Mapsico Church, the second sanctuary being built in 1856. Prominent area homes include Kittiewan, North Bend, Upper Weyanoke and Weyanoke. The Parrish Hill community, also known as Jamestown, developed along the creek named for the Parrish Hill Church (est. 1873) and Parrish Hill School (est.1874), whose 1917 building was constructed with the assistance of the Rosenwald Fund. Area homes have included Edge Hill and Burlington, built by the Major family and later the home of John Munford Gregory, Governor of Virginia (1842-43). The area also includes the archaeological landmark site of the home of Aaron Hilton, a freedman renowned for his knowledge of the care of sheep.
it is included in the Rosenwald Schools series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.
Location. 37° 20.149′ N, 77° 3.081′ W. Marker is in Charles City, Virginia, in Charles City County. It is at the intersection of John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) and Weyanoke Road ( Route 619), on the right when traveling south on John Tyler Memorial Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12631 John Tyler Memorial Hwy, Charles City VA 23030, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia. 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,664 times since then and 91 times this year. Last updated on November 23, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photo1. submitted on September 19, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
