Roundhead in Hardin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Chief Roundhead's Village
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 4, 2009
1. Chief Roundhead's Village Marker
Upon this site, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, stood Chief Roundhead's Wyandot Indian village. This flourishing agricultural community later gave way to white settlement and Hardin County's first town was laid out here in 1832.
Roundhead, or Stiahta, was celebrated for his capture of American General James Winchester during the War of 1812. Roundhead is believed to be buried in this vicinity.
Erected 1987 by Members of Country Connection Club and the Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 3-33.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.
Location. 40° 33.54′ N, 83° 50.138′ W. Marker is in Roundhead, Ohio, in Hardin County. It is at the intersection of Township Road 39 and Main Street (Ohio Route 117), on the left when traveling west on Township Road 39. This marker is located on the southwest corner of the intersection of State Route 235 and State Route 117. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roundhead OH 43346, 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.
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Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 4, 2009
2. Chief Roundhead's Village Marker
View of historical marker in the foreground with the roadsigns for State Routes 117 and 235 in the background.
Photographed by Richard Lawson, June 27, 2019
3. Chief Roundhead's Village Marker
Recently refurbished marker. Spring 2019.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 9, 2009
4. Chief Roundhead's Village Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4,179 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 12, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 3. submitted on June 28, 2019, by Richard Lawson of Roundhead, Ohio. 4. submitted on October 2, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
