Near Wytheville in Wythe County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

John Crockett

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 10, 2026

1. John Crockett Marker

Inscription.
Revolutionary Soldier
John Crockett
1737 • 1799

Erected by Wytheville, Stuart Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1737.

Location. 37° 0.943′ N, 81° 3.288′ W. Memorial is near Wytheville, Virginia, in Wythe County. It can be reached from Crockett's Cove Road 1.3 miles east of Cove Road, on the right when traveling east. The marker is at Cove John Crockett Cemetery, a short distance by foot from Crockett's Cove Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 743 Crockett's Cove Road, Wytheville VA 24382, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southwest Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

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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: Crockett’s Cove (approx. 1.1 miles away); War Between The States Marker (approx. 1.2 miles away); Crockett's Cove Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Wythe County Poorhouse Farm (approx. 3 miles away); Our Confederate Dead (approx. 4.3 miles away); Reverend Jacob Repass (approx. 4½ miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots Interred (approx. 4½ miles away); The Flohr House (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wytheville.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

John Crockett Marker and tombstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 10, 2026

2. John Crockett Marker and tombstone

Entrance marker at Cove John Crockett Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 10, 2026

3. Entrance marker at Cove John Crockett Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 21, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.