Burkeville in Nottoway County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Old Nottoway Meeting House

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010

1. Old Nottoway Meeting House Marker

Inscription. This is the site of the Old Nottoway Meeting House, built in 1769, the second Baptist church established south of James River. Jeremiah Walker was the first minister.

Erected 1935 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number UK-4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • 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 1769.

Location. 37° 9.378′ N, 78° 10.851′ W. Marker is in Burkeville, Virginia, in Nottoway County. It is on Lewiston Plank Road (Virginia Route 723) 0.3 miles north of Lone Pine Road ( Route 633), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Burkeville VA 23922, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Southside Virginia,

and specifically in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ingleside Training Institute (approx. 2 miles away); Burkeville (approx. 2.6 miles away); Wilson-Kautz Raid (approx. 2.6 miles away); Burkeville Junction (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named Burkeville Junction (approx. 2.6 miles away); Ella Graham Agnew

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(approx. 2.7 miles away); T. O. Sandy (approx. 2.7 miles away); Lottie Moon (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burkeville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Ingleside Training Institute (was approx. 2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Lewiston Plank Rd (facing south) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010

2. Lewiston Plank Rd (facing south)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,189 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.