LOVETTSVILLE HISTORY
Named for David Lovett, a local farmer, who in 1820 designed the street plan for Lovettsville.
The early town of Lovettsville was settled around the German Reformed
Church in the early 1700s.
Quakers and German farmers did not own slaves. Lovettsville citizens
assisted both Union and
Confederate soldiers following their return from Civil War battles.
Historical Church
St. James United Church of Christ is a landmark on Broad Way, just a block
from Berlin Pike.
Baptisms dating back to 1788
St. James Church of Christ
10 E. BroadWay
Lovettsville VA
540-822-4306
HISTORICAL NOTE ABOUT LOVETTSVILLE
The Lovettsville Clerk Saved the Loudoun County Public Records in the Civil War Days.
Loudoun County has public records going back to 1757. These records provide vital statistics for births, deaths, land records and other matters deemed important to the early settlers of Loudoun County.
During the Civil War, when the Union was progressing towards Lovettsville, the town Clerk Mr. George K. Fox, collected the records, transported them to a safe place and stored them.
All of the records were returned intact in July/August 1865. It was reported
that "Not a single piece of paper was lost". We all owe a debt of gratitude
to this conscientious American who realized the importance of public
records to the historical memory of a community.