Carsley in Surry County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Carsley United Methodist Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 24, 2014

1. Carsley United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. On 23 November 1811 William Carsley sold an acre of land here to trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The first Methodist church built in Surry County was constructed here soon thereafter. During the 19th century it was replaced by a second plain structure, which like the first faced the "rolling road" to the south. In 1897 the present sanctuary was built. Ramey's Store, constructed across the road soon after the Civil War, was moved to its present location in 1990 to function as the fellowship hall. Carsley United Methodist Church serves the oldest continuously active congregation in Surry County.

Erected 1993 by Department of Historical Resources. (Marker Number K-312.)

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 date for this entry is November 23, 1811.

Location. 37° 5.762′ N, 77° 0.373′ W. Marker is in Carsley, Virginia, in Surry County. It is at the intersection of Carsley Road (Virginia Route 615) and Otterdam Road ( Route 612), on the right when traveling south on Carsley Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5609 Carsley Road, Waverly VA 23890, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jerusalem Baptist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Temperance Industrial and Collegiate Institute (approx. 5.1 miles away); Wakefield and Pipsico (approx. 5.1 miles away); Swann’s Point (approx. 5.2 miles away); Surry Lumber Company (approx. 5.4 miles away); Surry, Sussex & Southampton Railway (approx. 5.4 miles away); Cypress Church (approx. 6.2 miles away); Miles B. Carpenter (approx. 6.3 miles away).

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 24, 2014

2. Carsley United Methodist Church Marker

Ramey's Store image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 24, 2014

3. Ramey's Store

Carsley United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 24, 2014

4. Carsley United Methodist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,083 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 24, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.