Near Flatwoods in Botetourt County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Roanoke Valley Baptist Association

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 30, 2015

1. Roanoke Valley Baptist Association Marker

Inscription. The (Roanoke) Valley Baptist Association was organized on 7 August 1841 at nearby Zion Hill Baptist Church. Seventeen congregations constituted the original fellowship of churches; during the next century and a half membership grew to more than seventy churches.

Erected 1989 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number D-31.)

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 1841.

Location. 37° 32.943′ N, 79° 51.407′ W. Marker is near Flatwoods, Virginia, in Botetourt County. It is at the intersection of Botetourt Road (Route 220) and Poor Farm Road (Route 681), in the median on Botetourt Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fincastle VA 24090, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mountain Region.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Botetourt County Courthouse Fire (approx. 3.6 miles away); Fincastle (approx. 3.7 miles away); Santillane (approx. 4 miles away); Breckinridge Mill (approx. 4½ miles away); Coming of the Railroad (approx.

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6½ miles away); Fort William (approx. 6.7 miles away); Greenfield (approx. 8.3 miles away); Mount Joy (approx. 8½ miles away).

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 30, 2015

2. Roanoke Valley Baptist Association Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 578 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

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