Seaford in York County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Seaford

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

1. Seaford Marker

Inscription. Settlement began here in 1636, when John Chisman patented 600 acres on Crab Neck, a peninsula bounded by Chisman Creek and Back Creek, a tributary of York River. The neck then lay in Charles River Parish in York County, one of the eight original shires created in 1634. A Confederate fortification stood near the narrowest part of the neck in 1862, and during the Civil War Union troops destroyed Zion Methodist Church here. Crab Neck post office was established in 1889; its name was changed to Seaford in 1910.

Erected 1992 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number NP-3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1636.

Location. 37° 11.693′ N, 76° 25.979′ W. Marker is in Seaford, Virginia, in York County. It is at the intersection of Seaford Road (Virginia Route 622) and Wornom Drive, on the right when traveling east on Seaford Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2108A Seaford Rd, Seaford VA 23696, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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

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4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Goodwin Neck (approx. 1.2 miles away); Yorke Village (approx. 2.9 miles away); Civil War Trenches (approx. 2.9 miles away); Early Settlement Along Wormley's Creek (approx. 2.9 miles away); Major William Gooch Of This Parish (approx. 2.9 miles away); Archaeological Excavations (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Seventeenth-Century Churches of York Parish (approx. 2.9 miles away); Revenue Cutter Surveyor (approx. 3.3 miles away).

Seaford Rd (facing east) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

2. Seaford Rd (facing east)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,672 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.