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

Doctor Still’s Birthplace

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 5, 2010

1. Doctor Still's Birthplace Marker

Inscription. Andrew Taylor Still, physician and founder of osteopathy, was born two miles southwest, near the Natural Bridge of Lee County, August 6, 1828. Dr. Still served in the War Between the States. He established the first American school of osteopathy in 1892 at Kirksville, Missouri. He died there, December 12, 1917.

Erected 1939 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number K-8.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 12, 1827.

Location. 36° 41.054′ N, 83° 7.635′ W. Marker is in Jonesville, Virginia, in Lee County. It is at the intersection of Daniel Boone Trail (U.S. 58) and County Road T-662, on the right when traveling east 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jonesville (approx. 0.6 miles away); Jonesville Methodist Camp Ground (approx. 0.9 miles away); Daniel Boone Trail (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Doctor Still’s Birthplace (approx.

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1.6 miles away); Lee County Virginia / Kentucky (approx. 5.4 miles away); Thompson Settlement Church (approx. 5.8 miles away); Civil War Routes (approx. 6.4 miles away in Kentucky); Lee County Virginia / Tennessee (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jonesville.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 5, 2010

2. Doctor Still's Birthplace Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,166 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.