Near Troy in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

McKendree Chapel Cemetery

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, 5 2 2022

1. McKendree Chapel Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This cemetery was originally established by the Mitchell Family as early as 1815. James Mitchell was the earliest known burial, on July 19, 1815. A Methodist Episcopal Church met on Samuel Mitchell’s property from 1812 to 1838. On Dec. 6, 1838, Samuel Mitchell, a Revolutionary War veteran, and his wife, Malinda (Cecil) deeded a one acre plot to the church organization for a permanent church and cemetery. Herein lie the known graves of patriot soldiers of the Revolutionary War (4), War of 1812 (6), Mexican-American War (3), and Civil War (7). The cemetery restoration was initiated by the Elizabeth Township Historical Society and completed by the Elizabeth Township Trustees in August 2013.

This cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected 2014 by Elizabeth Township Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War of 1812 • War, Mexican-American • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.

Location. 39° 59.761′ N, 84° 2.725′ W. Marker is near Troy, Ohio, in Miami County. It is at the intersection of Dayton-Brandt Road (County Route

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7A) and Walnut Grove-Clark County Road (Route 334), on the right when traveling north on Dayton-Brandt Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2025 Dayton-Brandt Rd, Troy OH 45373, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro,

in the Miami Valley,

and in the 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Elizabeth Township (approx. 3 miles away); Marion A. Ross (approx. 4.2 miles away); Honey Creek Presbyterian Historical Marker (approx. 4.3 miles away); John Dillinger's First Bank Robbery (approx. 4.3 miles away); Christiansburg Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away); Sgt. Major Marion A. Ross (approx. 4.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial Gazebo (approx. 4.3 miles away); Gordon I. Henslee (approx. 4.4 miles away).

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, 5 2 2022

2. McKendree Chapel Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, 5 2 2022

3. McKendree Chapel Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, 5 2 2022

4. McKendree Chapel Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, 5 2 2022

5. McKendree Chapel Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2022, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 762 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 2, 2022, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.