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

Bellfield Plantation

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009

1. Bellfield Plantation Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The Bellfield house site and graveyard are located some 300 yards to the east. This was the home of two early Virginia governors, Captain John West in 1632 and Edward Digges who bought the property from West in 1650. Here Digges produced superior tobacco and led attempts to develop silk culture in the colony.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1632.

Location. 37° 16.357′ N, 76° 34.777′ W. Marker is near Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. Marker can be reached from Colonial National Historic Parkway, 2.1 miles west of Mason Row, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yorktown VA 23691, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cheatham Annex (within shouting distance of this marker); Nathaniel Bacon (approx. ¼ mile away); Ringfield Plantation (approx. ¼ mile away); Indian Field Creek (approx. 1.3 miles away); Powhatan's Village (approx. 1.4

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miles away); York River (approx. 2.1 miles away); Naval Weapons Station (approx. 2½ miles away); Authority and Ceremony (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.

Also see . . . Colonial Parkway. Colonial National Historical Park (Submitted on December 24, 2009.)

Bellfield Plantation site on the York River image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009

2. Bellfield Plantation site on the York River

Bellfield Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Historic American Buildings Survey

3. Bellfield Cemetery

Digges Road vicinity, Yorktown vicinity, York County, VA. [HABS VA,100-YORK.V,4-]

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 6,188 times since then and 577 times this year. Last updated on January 18, 2011, by John D. Crim, II of New Market, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.