There is an excellent history of the church in Early Churches of Culpeper County, Virginia: Colonial and Ante-Bellum Congregations published by the Culpeper County Historical Society. A copy of this book is located in the Culpeper Town and County Library. It may be purchased from The Corner Shelf Bookstore, 213 Southgate Shopping Center, Culpeper, Virginia 22701. I have a copy of this book and would be glad to lookup information on this church. Please email me with your request. The book does not contain church records, only a history of the church.

The history includes the following pictures:

• Elder Thornton Stringfellow
• "Belair" home of Thornton Stringfellow
• Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Norman
• Rev. A.H. Spillman
• the church in 1874
• the church today
• Rev. George W. Hurt
• Miss Laura Hurt
• list of deacons from 1833 until 1982
• list of trustees from 1885 until 1965

Other references for this church include:

• Faust, Drew Gilpin, "Evangelicalism and the Meaning of the Proslavery Argument: The Reverend Thornton Stringfellow of Virginia," Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 85 (January 1977): 3-17.
• Jones, Mildred Conway, "History of Stevensburg Baptist Church" (mimeographed typescript), 1975.
• Keefe, The Reverend William Randolph. History of Stevensburg Baptist Church, 1936, Stevensburg, Virginia. Roanoke, Va.: Economy Printing Co., 1936.
• Norman, Bertha, "History of Stevensburg Baptist Church, 1833-1983" in Stevensburg Baptist Church (Pictorial Directory). Galion, Ohio: United Church Directories, 1983. pp. 11-19.
• Norman, J. Thomas. "History of Stevensburg Baptist Church," 1933.
• Stevensburg Baptist Church, Records (MSS), 1833-1927, Virginia Baptist Historical Society, University of Richmond, Virginia.

The following tombstone inscriptions were made on 26 April 1997 and 10 May 1997. Only two stones could not be read: one because it was completely worn off; and the other because it had fallen face down and was TOO heavy to lift.

The inscriptions have been placed in alphabetical order.

The church is located in Stevensburg, Culpeper County, VA. From Rt3 turn onto Stevensburg Road. Take a right onto York Road and follow it to the top of the hill.

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