Rockport in Allen County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Old Church Site Rockport Cemetery

State of Ohio, Allen County

— Monroe Township —

Old Church Site Rockport Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Baker

1. Old Church Site Rockport Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Rockport Methodist Church in the community of Rockport (formerly Cranberry) was believed to be one of the oldest churches in northern Allen Co. According to the records of the church, it was formed sometime around 1840, perhaps earlier. It was a thriving church by the year 1859. It also became part of the Beaverdam circuit.

Erected 1976 by Monroe Township Trustees Merlin Jones, William Lackey, Thomas Shafer Arthur Arnold, Clerk.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 40° 52.266′ N, 84° 0.06′ W. Marker is in Rockport, Ohio, in Allen County. It is on Rockport Road, on the left when traveling west. The marker stands in the front center of the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus Grove OH 45830, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John "Jack" Herron (a few steps from this marker); PFC. Larry E VanMeter (within shouting distance of this marker); Beaverdam & Vicinity World War II Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); Beaverdam Veterans Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); Old Beaverdam Cemetery Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 3.1 miles away); Lincoln Highway Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); Beaverdam Village Park (approx. 3.1 miles away); Columbus Grove Municipal Pool (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockport.

Photographed by Michael Baker

2. Old Church Site Rockport Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Michael Baker

3. Old Church Site Rockport Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2017, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. This page has been viewed 867 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on April 19, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 18, 2017, by Michael Baker of Lima, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.