Near Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

New Market Road

Photographed by Kathy Walker, August 3, 2007

1. New Market Road Marker

Inscription. Legend indicates that the road was once an Indian trail. In the early nineteenth century, a "new market" was established in Richmond to replace the old one in Williamsburg. This road was eventually referred to as New Market Road.

The 1819 Wood's map of Henrico names a village called New Market near the current intersection of New Market and Kingsland Roads. Originally called River Road, the name changed to New Market Road prior to the printing of the 1853 Smith's map of Henrico County. In 1976, the road was designated as a Virginia Byway.

Erected 1998 by County of Henrico. (Marker Number HC-11.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1819.

Location. 37° 25.682′ N, 77° 18.543′ W. Marker is near Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is on New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) one mile east of Interstate 295, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Henrico VA 23231, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The War of 1812 / Richmond's War of 1812 Defensive Camps (approx. half a mile away); Pleasants v. Pleasants (approx. half a mile away); Battle of New Market Heights

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(approx. half a mile away); The Potters of Four Mile Creek (approx. 0.7 miles away); New Market Heights (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named New Market Heights (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named New Market Heights (approx. ¾ mile away); First Battle of Deep Bottom (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 21, 2010

2. New Market Road Marker

Intersection of New Market and Kingsland Road Today image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, March 21, 2010

3. Intersection of New Market and Kingsland Road Today

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,933 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 17, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.