Near Charles City in Charles City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Westover Church
Erected 1968 by Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number V-14.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1730.
Location. 37° 20.111′ N, 77° 9.455′ W. Marker is near Charles City, Virginia, in Charles City County. It is on John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) 1.4 miles east of Harrison Landing Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charles City VA 23030, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Evelynton (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Westover Church (approx. Ό mile away); Salem Church (approx. half a mile away); Herring Creek (approx. 1.4 miles away);
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Evelynton (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Westover Church. (PDF) National Register of Historic Places nomination for the church. (Submitted on July 21, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Kathy Walker, August 3, 2007
2. Westover Church Marker
This is a previous iteration of the marker. The information was identical, although most notably this iteration featured all capital letters.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 29, 2010
4. Westover Church
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 29, 2010
5. Westover Church
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,835 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on July 21, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. 3. submitted on June 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4, 5. submitted on April 29, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
