Yeocomico Church is an historic church in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Virginia. The original wooden structure was built in 1655. It was replaced in 1706 by a structure built of locally fired bricks. It was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1970.
The author John Dos Passos is buried in the cemetery of the church.
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