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

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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 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 walking distance of this marker: 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 (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots Interred (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Reverend Jacob Repass (about 300 feet away); Laurence Krone (about 300 feet away); George Daniel Flohr (about 300 feet away); The Flohr House (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wytheville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Wytheville

Previous St. John’s Lutheran Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 28, 2011

2. Previous St. John’s Lutheran Church Marker

(was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 7, 2021

3. St. John’s Lutheran Church Marker

St. John’s Lutheran Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 28, 2011

4. St. John’s Lutheran Church

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 28, 2011

5. St. John’s Lutheran Church

St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 28, 2011

6. St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery

George Daniel Flohr Log House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 28, 2011

7. George Daniel Flohr Log House

Virginia Historic Landmark image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 25, 2020

8. Virginia Historic Landmark

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023

9. St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023

10. St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023

11. St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,831 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 12, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on July 22, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on May 12, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on July 23, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 5. submitted on July 22, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 6, 7. submitted on July 23, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 8. submitted on December 20, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 9, 10, 11. submitted on July 15, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.