Near Gloucester Point in Gloucester County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Abingdon Church

Photographed by Kevin W., July 21, 2010

1. Abingdon Church Marker

Inscription. This is the Third Church of Abingdon Parish and was erected in 1755 on the site of an earlier one. The parish, established between 1650 and 1655, had its first church near the river.

Erected 1935 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number NW-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: 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 1755.

Location. 37° 20.015′ N, 76° 30.878′ W. Marker is near Gloucester Point, Virginia, in Gloucester County. It is on George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. 17) north of Mid County Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4632 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Hayes VA 23072, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Middle Peninsula

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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 walking distance of this marker: Confederate Soldiers Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); These Page Family Tombs (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Page Family (about 300 feet away); Warner Hall (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Abingdon Church (about 400 feet away); Woodville Rosenwald School

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Woodville School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rosewell (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gloucester Point.

Also see . . . Abingdon Church. (PDF) Documentation for National Register of Historic Places nomination. (Submitted on October 17, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Photographed by Laura Troy, October 13, 2007

2. Abingdon Church Marker

West face of Abingdon Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Laura Troy, October 13, 2007

3. West face of Abingdon Church

East face of Abingdon Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., July 21, 2010

4. East face of Abingdon Church

Note the brick stile providing access into the church yard.

North face of Abingdon Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., July 21, 2010

5. North face of Abingdon Church

The cemetery includes graves ranging over the centuries.

South face of Abingdon Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., July 21, 2010

6. South face of Abingdon Church

Small brick marker in the church yard image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., July 21, 2010

7. Small brick marker in the church yard

Site
of
First Brick Church
Serving Abingdon Parish
c. 1655 - 1755 On the back of this marker is a small plaque that reads:
Given in loving memory of Dr. George Upshur Carneal of Eagle Point by his wife Florence, 1966.

Burwell Tombs within the churchyard image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., July 21, 2010

8. Burwell Tombs within the churchyard

"These tombs and the remains of the Burwells were removed in 1911 from the family graveyard at Carters Creek to this place."

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,736 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 27, 2010, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on October 14, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on July 27, 2010, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.