Chuckatuck in Suffolk, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

St. John's Church

Photographed by James Thomson

1. St. John's Church Marker

Inscription. Founded about 1643 and formerly known as Chuckatuck Church. The present building, the third on or near the site was built in 1755 and is the second oldest church building in Nansemond County. Renamed St. Johns Church in 1828.

Erected 1961 by Virginia State Library. (Marker Number KO-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1643.

Location. 36° 51.407′ N, 76° 33.66′ W. Marker is in Suffolk, Virginia. It is in Chuckatuck. It is on Kings Highway (Virginia Route 125) half a mile east of Crittenden Road (County Route 628), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 828 Kings Highway, Suffolk VA 23432, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American

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South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chuckatuck (approx. 1.1 miles away); Nansemond Indian Villages (approx. 1.6 miles away); Dumpling Island (approx. 2.8 miles away); James Bowser Plantation (approx. 3½ miles away); African American Oystermen (approx. 3.7 miles away); Sleepy Hole Ferry (approx. 4.1 miles away); Yeates School (approx. 4.1 miles away); James Bowser, Revolutionary Soldier (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Suffolk.

Other markers no longer nearby. Isle of Wight County / Nansemond County (was approx. 2.1 miles away but has been permanently removed); Reid's Ferry (was approx. 3.9 miles away but has been permanently removed).

St. John's Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Thomson

2. St. John's Church

Also see . . . St. Johns Episcopal Church. (Submitted on January 19, 2011, by James Thomson of Chesapeake, United States.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2011, by James Thomson of Chesapeake, United States. This page has been viewed 1,770 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on January 7, 2014, by Leslie Ferguson of Suffolk, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2011, by James Thomson of Chesapeake, United States. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.