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

Cypress Church

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 20, 2016

1. Cypress Church Marker

Inscription. Nearby to the southeast once stood Cypress Church. It was established by order of the Southwark Parish vestry on 5 April 1743. The rectangular brick building, about 60 by 27 feet in size, was completed by Feb. 1745. After the disestablishment of the Anglican Church following the American Revolution, Cypress Church’s membership declined, but it remained an Episcopal church until about 1837. The building then was used by local Baptist and Methodist congregations and sold to a local Methodist congregation in 1877. The roof collapsed in 1919, but portions of the building remained until the late 1920s.

Erected 2010 by Department of Historic Resources.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is April 5, 1743.

Location. 37° 3.466′ N, 76° 54.334′ W. Marker is near Elberon, Virginia, in Surry County. It is at the intersection of Rolfe Highway (Virginia Route 31) and Sexton Road ( Route 618), on the right when traveling north on Rolfe Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elberon VA 23846, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Surry, Sussex & Southampton Railway

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(approx. 1.6 miles away); Surry Lumber Company (approx. 1.6 miles away); Southwark Parish Churches (approx. 5.3 miles away); Pace’s Paines (approx. 5.4 miles away); English Settlement on Gray’s Creek (approx. 5.4 miles away); Glebe House of Southwark Parish (approx. 5.4 miles away); Christian Church (approx. 5½ miles away); Organization of the Christian Church (approx. 5½ miles away).

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 20, 2016

2. Cypress Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 766 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.