Near New Strasburg in Fairfield County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Pioneer Lutherans

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2008

1. Pioneer Lutherans Marker

Inscription. The Israel Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized August 23, 1812. According to available records, in 1813 the first meeting in Ohio of the “Special Conferences” called by the Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania was held at the church. Pioneer Lutheran pastors, the Reverends Heineke, Henkle, Huet, and Jacob Leist, met to further organize the Christian Witness on the Ohio frontier.

Erected 1987 by Israel Church and the Ohio Synod - L.C.A. and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 2-23.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 39° 38.804′ N, 82° 47.42′ W. Marker is near New Strasburg, Ohio, in Fairfield County. It is at the intersection of Cincinnati-Zanesville Road (U.S. 22) and Sixteenth Road, on the right when traveling east on Cincinnati-Zanesville Road. Marker is at the Israel Evangelical Lutheran Church, across from Dutch Hollow Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Amanda OH 43102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hocking Hills

and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Revolutionary War Memorial

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(here, next to this marker); Amanda Veterans Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Site of the 1809 Zion Lutheran Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); Major General William Sooy Smith (approx. 6.3 miles away); Zane's Trace (approx. 6.3 miles away); Tarlton Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.4 miles away); Soldiers Monumental Association Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.9 miles away); Gill Morris Home (approx. 8 miles away).

Photographed by Alex Krempasky, March 19, 2023

2. Pioneer Lutherans Marker

A bush in front of the marker has become overgrown covering part of the text.

Israel Lutheran Church and Pioneer Lutherans Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 23, 2008

3. Israel Lutheran Church and Pioneer Lutherans Marker

Photographed by Alex Krempasky, March 19, 2023

4. Israel Lutheran Church and Pioneer Lutherans Marker

The German pioneer cemetery is to the left of the building.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,178 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 6, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on May 13, 2023, by Alex Krempasky of Obetz, Ohio. 3. submitted on November 11, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on May 13, 2023, by Alex Krempasky of Obetz, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.