Wytheville in Wythe County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

St. John’s Lutheran Church

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 7, 2021

1. St. John’s Lutheran Church Marker

Inscription. German settlers formed a congregation here that was a center of Lutheranism in Virginia throughout the 19th century. The church built around 1800 was replaced by the present structure in 1854. The cemetery has distinctive stones dating from 1804 to the present. St. John's became a part of Holy Trinity, Wytheville, in 1924.

Erected 1973 by Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number FR-26.)

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 year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 36° 57.666′ N, 81° 6.078′ W. Marker is in Wytheville, Virginia, in Wythe County. It is at the intersection of North 4th Street / Sony Fork Road (U.S. 52) and Exit 70 (Interstate 81), on the right when traveling north on North 4th Street / Sony Fork Road. Marker has been updated/reproduced. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wytheville VA 24382, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Historic St. John Lutheran Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Patriot Burials (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Wytheville

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Flohr House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Battle of Wytheville (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Battle of Wytheville (approx. one mile away); Welcome to the Thomas J. Boyd Museum (approx. 1.1 miles away); LOVE (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wytheville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Wytheville (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).