First Union Church

First Union Church is a church in Hanover, Virginia which is located on Pole Green Road. First Union Church is situated nearby to the hamlet Studley, as well as near the town Mechanicsville.

Type: Church
Also known as: “First Union Baptist Church”
Address: 6231 Pole Green Road, 23111

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Polegreen Church and Mechanicsville Branch Library.

Polegreen Church

Church

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The Polegreen Church, also known as the Hanover Meeting House, is the site of what may be the first non-Anglican church in Virginia. It was named after a 17th-century landowner, George Polegreen. Polegreen Church is situated 1 mile northwest of First Union Church.

Mechanicsville Branch Library

Library

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Mechanicsville Branch Library is situated 2 miles southwest of First Union Church.

Lee - Davis High School

School

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Mechanicsville High School is a public high school in Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States. Opened in 1959, it is one of four high schools in Hanover County Public Schools and serves the eastern portion of Hanover County. Lee - Davis High School is situated 2 miles southwest of First Union Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Studley and Mechanicsville.

Studley

Hamlet

Studley is an unincorporated community in Hanover County, Virginia, United States. Studley is 12 miles northeast of downtown Richmond. Studley has a post office with ZIP code 23162. Studley is situated 3 miles northeast of First Union Church.

Mechanicsville

Town

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Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hanover County, Virginia, United States. The population was 39,482 during the 2020 census, up from 36,348 in the 2010 census. Mechanicsville is situated 4 miles southwest of First Union Church.

Old Cold Harbor

Hamlet

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The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought during the American Civil War near Mechanicsville, Virginia, from May 31 to June 12, 1864, with the most significant fighting occurring on June 3. Old Cold Harbor is situated 4 miles southeast of First Union Church.

First Union Church

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Hanover, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.63639° or 37° 38′ 11″ north

Longitude

-77.31604° or 77° 18′ 58″ west

Elevation

190 feet (58 metres)

Open location code

8794JMPM+HH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 705503610

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

4759071

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