Near Toano in James City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Hickory Neck Church

By Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009

1. Hickory Neck Church Marker

Inscription. Hickory Neck Church was built about 1740. Militia opposing the British camped here on April 21, 1781. A few miles north is the foundation of an ancient stone house, dating possibly from about 1650.

Erected 1946 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number W 30.)

Location. 37° 23.58′ N, 76° 48.255′ W. Marker is near Toano, Virginia, in James City County. Marker is on Richmond Road (U.S. 60) 0.7 miles south of Rochambeau Road (Virginia Route 30), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8300 Richmond Road, Toano VA 23168, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. White Hall Tavern ( approx. 0.6 miles away); State Shipyard ( approx. 0.8 miles away); Burnt Ordinary ( approx. 0.8 miles away); Chickahominy Church ( approx. one mile away); Olive Branch Christian Church ( approx. 1.6 miles away); New Kent Road ( approx. 1.9 miles away); James City County / York County ( approx. 3.6 miles away); New Kent County / James City County ( approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toano.

Also see . . . Hickory Neck Episcopal Church.

By Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009

2. Hickory Neck Church Marker

(Submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)

Categories. • Churches, Etc. • Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary •

Hickory Neck Church image. Click for full size.

By Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009

3. Hickory Neck Church

Conjectural rendering of original church showing 1774 addition. image. Click for full size.

By Sidney Eugene King, 1970

4. Conjectural rendering of original church showing 1774 addition.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 926 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.