Near Jonesville in Lee County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Jonesville Methodist Camp Ground

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 5, 2010

1. Jonesville Methodist Camp Ground Marker

Inscription. This camp ground was established in 1810 as a place for religious services for the Methodists of Lee County on lands given by Elkanah Wynn. In June, 1827, Rev. Abraham Still, Daniel Dickenson, George Morris, Evans Peery, Henry Thompson, Elkanah Wynn and James Woodward were appointed trustees; the present auditorium was built in 1827-28. The massive oak columns were hewn by Henry Woodward, David Orr, Robert Wynn and Rev. Joseph Haskew.

Erected 1940 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number K-9.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1827.

Location. 36° 40.919′ N, 83° 8.641′ W. Marker is near Jonesville, Virginia, in Lee County. It is at the intersection of Daniel Boone Trail (U.S. 58) and County Road T-652, on the right when traveling west on Daniel Boone Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jonesville VA 24263, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Doctor Still’s Birthplace (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Doctor Still’s Birthplace (approx. 0.9 miles away); Jonesville

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(approx. 1½ miles away); Daniel Boone Trail (approx. 1.9 miles away); Thompson Settlement Church (approx. 5 miles away); Lee County Virginia / Kentucky (approx. 5.6 miles away); Civil War Routes (approx. 6.1 miles away in Kentucky); Lee County Virginia / Tennessee (approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jonesville.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 5, 2010

2. Jonesville Methodist Camp Ground Marker

Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 5, 2010

3. Methodist Church

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 5, 2010

4. Auditorium

National and State Register Plaques on Milstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 5, 2010

5. National and State Register Plaques on Milstone

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,289 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 21, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.