Historic Bellamy Chapel ~ Bellamy Town, Virginia
N 36° 39.665 W 082° 40.550
17S E 350225 N 4058583
Bellamy Town was located about 10 miles from Gate City, Virginia and was settled by John Patton Bellamy Sr. (1803-1874) around 1848-1850.
Waymark Code: WM126F7
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2020
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Bellamy Chapel Church:
Bellamy Town was located about 10 miles from Gate City, Virginia and was settled by John Patton Bellamy Sr. (1803-1874) around 1848-1850.
He came from Albemarle, Virginia and first settled near Holston Springs (aka Warm Springs) where he married Margaret P. McDavid (1803-1874) from Hawkins County, Tennessee and they had three sons. John Jr., Thomas, and Bill.
He moved his family to Copper Creek where they operated a General Store, Post Office, and a Mill that was powered by the waters of Sorrell Creek just before it empties into Copper Creek.
Thomas donated some of his land in order to build a Church, known as Bellamy Chapel. It is one of the only original buildings left in what used to be a thriving community that had it's own post office.
The old Mill race can still be seen from the posted coordinates here above Sorrell Creek.
Church Name: Bellamy Chapel
Church In Use (even only just occassionally): no
Date Church Built: 1905
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