Churches of Clarke County
Congregations, chapels and churches named in the records on this site, each with the record that names it and where that record stops.
Churches with a full page 9
9 congregations or buildings are named in this list and 9 have a full page. The list is what the records on this site name; it is not a count of every church there has been in the county.
- Berryville Baptist Church (Buck Marsh)Baptist · BerryvilleA Baptist church at Berryville that Gold says was constituted as Buck Marsh in 1772.
- Berryville Methodist ChurchMethodist · BerryvilleGold says the Methodist congregation at Berryville kept its church after the 1860s split.
- Berryville Presbyterian ChurchPresbyterian · BerryvilleGold says the Berryville Presbyterian church was organized June 10, 1854 with eleven members.
- Bethel Baptist ChurchBaptistGold says Bethel Baptist was organized in 1808, most members from Buck Marsh.
- Christ Church, MillwoodEpiscopal · MillwoodGold says Christ Church, Millwood, was built in 1834 on land given by George Burwell.
- Cunningham Chapel ParishEpiscopalGold names Cunningham Chapel as the old log house beside the stone Old Chapel.
- Grace Episcopal Church, BerryvilleEpiscopal · BerryvilleGold says the Berryville Episcopal church was consecrated August 29, 1857 by Bishop Meade.
- Old Chapel, near MillwoodMillwoodA chapel near Millwood that Gold, Meade and a 1906 book call the Old Chapel.
- Stone's ChapelPresbyterianGold says Stone's Chapel was built for Lutherans and Presbyterians, with preaching there in 1786.
More churches are coming
These are the first congregations with pages. More are added as saved records are read, one at a time, and each is shown with the record that names it. A church not listed here is not left out on purpose: it has simply not been documented yet.
How to read these pages
Every statement on a page here is marked with separate labels, because separate questions are being asked.
- RECORD
- What the record says: how well the cited source supports the statement.
- IDENTITY
- Same congregation or building as the one on this page?
- CONTINUITY
- Same body or building under another name or at another site?
A history that says a church was founded in a given year can be Confirmed as to what the history says (RECORD) and still Unconfirmed as to whether it means the church on this page (IDENTITY).
A statement (RECORD) reads one of three words.
- Confirmed
- A record shows it.
- Likely
- Good but indirect evidence: the record points that way, but one step is still an inference.
- Family account
- What the family says or remembers.
The IDENTITY question reads Confirmed or Likely in the same way, and has one more answer.
- Unconfirmed
- Nobody has yet shown that this is the same congregation or building. The page says why, in plain words, beside the label.
A page also says how deep its evidence runs.
- Documented
- At least two independent sources, each read from its page image, with the record itself shown.
- Recorded
- At least one saved source, read from its page image. A short page that says only what the record says.
- Transcribed
- Newspaper items read from a saved text transcription. The page images have not yet been checked against it. A short page that says only what the items say.
Help fill in the gaps
Everything you send goes to a private queue that a person reads. Nothing is published without review.