Amherst Parish, Amherst County, Virginia Genealogy

United States   Virginia    Amherst Parish

History
Amherst Parish serves Amherst County, Virginia. St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Clifford (formed 1747) belonged to this parish until 1778 when Lexington Parish was established.

Founded

 * 1761

Cemeteries
A survey of the graves at St. Mark's Church was published in 1985: (pages 53-55).

More than 50 tombstones from Saint Mark's Church Cemetery are also described at Find A Grave.

Parish Records
Colonial parish registers have been lost.

Websites

 * St Marks Episcopal Church, Est. 1747, The Episcopal Church