Mathews in Mathews County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Old Thomas James Store
Virginia Historic Landmark
and placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the
United States Department
of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
Location. 37° 26.014′ N, 76° 19.228′ W. Marker is in Mathews, Virginia, in Mathews County. It is on Maple Avenue east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 44 Maple Ave, Mathews VA 23109, 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, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mathews County Confederate Monument (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Captain Sally L. Tompkins, C.S.A. (about 400 feet away); Civil War In Mathews County (about 400 feet away); Mathews County Courthouse Square (about 400 feet away); Fort Cricket Hill (about 400 feet away); Tompkins Cottage, circa 1820 (about 400 feet away); Thomas Hunter (Rosenwald) School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mathews.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 29, 2026
2. The Old Thomas James Store
The signage reads:
The
Thomas James
Store
1820
Mathews County Historical Society
Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
