Chickahominy Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 24, 2009

1. Chickahominy Church Marker

Inscription. Two miles south is the site of the colonial Chickahominy Church, now destroyed. Lafayette's forces camped there, July 6-8, 1781. The church was used as a hospital after the battle of Green Spring, July 6, 1781.

Erected 1927 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number W-32.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 37° 22.749′ N, 76° 48.189′ W. Marker was in Toano, Virginia, in James City County. It was at the intersection of Chickahominy Road (Virginia Route 631) and Richmond Road (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south on Chickahominy Road. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Toano VA 23168, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 3 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Date Stone (approx. ¼ mile away); Burnt Ordinary (approx. ¼ mile away); Hickory Neck Church (approx. one mile away); North Transept (approx. one mile away); Olive Branch Christian Church

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(approx. one mile away); The Norge Depot (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Norge Depot (approx. 2 miles away); New Kent Road (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toano.

Other markers no longer nearby. State Shipyard (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing); White Hall Tavern (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Battle of Green Spring. Wikipedia (Submitted on October 24, 2009.)

2. Green Spring. American Battlefield Trust (Submitted on November 9, 2021.)

Chickahominy Rd & Richmond Rd (facing west). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 24, 2009

2. Chickahominy Rd & Richmond Rd (facing west).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,555 times since then and 127 times this year. Last updated on June 12, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.